"...she is just BITTERLY cold, and barely speaking to me. Who is this alien, who has invaded my wife's body, and when can I get her back??"
That's the princess. (btdt)
Princesses are used to having everything they want given to them.
So the thought of having to give something up infuriates.
They don't like deciding.
They don't like either-or.
They like both.
They want both.
There is a burning seed in her reminding her actions are wrong. And that self-directed anger needs to vent. Gets too overwhelming.
You're her most available and convenient outlet.
It ain't you.
Lash yourself to the mast. Don't listen to her shrieking.
It will fade.
-Stigmata-
The difference between a warrior and an ordinary man is the warrior views everything as a challenge; the ordinary man views everything as either a blessing or a curse.
-Yaqui shaman Don Juan-
...and that holds 2x true for nice guy wussies, DJ