Have we had bad experiences with women in the past? Please don’t hold it against the rest of the women who are decent.
Women have also had bad experiences with men - but we also (the majority of us) know that not ALL men are cut from the same cloth.
Never had any experiences with my wife that could not be mutually worked out and I have observed many of the attitudes I mentioned coming from her at times over the years. She understands that she is not perfect or always right, any more than I am. We both have our faults that we sometimes express over the years. I have observed many friends and some relatives over the years whose spouses expected them to be the silent, yes dear, cash cow and many of those are now split. It seems be be more prevalent in a lot of the younger “liberated” women I know. I well know that not all women are that way but simple observation over 63 years tells me that most all express those attitudes and behaviors one or more times over many years. No real man wants a meek and subserviant wife who is not an equal partner in the relationship; nor do they want a stone cold shrew.