FYI
I have been married for 30+ years. I still love my wife very much and don't ever think such thoughts as you presented here. I don't drink hardly any at all. Never did get into drinking a lot after seeing what too much drinking did to both of my grandfathers. My wife does respect me. I guess I got one of the good ones.
My wife and I are coming up on 29 years married this year.
We raised 4 very accomplished children, now 20 years old and older: 2 men - both are Eagle Scouts and USMC, now enrolled in college; one is a pathobiology major (UCONN), the other enrolled in UCONN School of Business. 2 women, one (now a UCONN grad) enrolled in the Masters program through Sotheby's in London, and the youngest working on her degree in animal science (UCONN).
I like to think that deep down even where there may be opposition to a position I take, I, as their father, still have all their respect.
I can say here now, as I often do: I am married to the kind of girl every man WISHED he was married to.
FReegards!