If this is in context to my post...that is fine.
But when can we as men express dismay and not be relegated when we are generally the sole providers of our households?
I've been married 20 years...to the love of my life...whom I highly respect and adore...but there has to be reciprocation, flexibility, and respect for eachothers endeavors and dreams.
I have funded my wifes failed attempts at business...never beat her up about it...but if I show her a pic of my bodybuilding goals she says she doesnt accept that...basically the person that matters most to me crushing my aspirations...sound familiar?...the answer is what you lay forth...either succumb to her ideals of what she wants in a man...or be the man you want to be and see if she is truly your rock.