Assuming that what you've told us is the TRUTH, Digger, what is wrong with you getting some support for what you are going thru?
I'm not sure I would want to stay with someone who would see that as a BAD thing. Talk about "controlling!" Maybe this is for the best that you two move on.
If your wife has the guts, maybe she should start her own thread, and the two of you can converse with the board and get some "free counseling"??