Sorry for butting in. I think it doesn't matter how you call it, MLC or what, you need to look at what a person is unhappy about. It is important to remember who is a woman and who is a man. This is such a crap, a man wants all the support he can get from a woman (look at all these EAs and female friends), yet he is accusing his wife of abusing him financially. The same goes for a woman, rubbing your man with how independent you are and how much you are making instead of providing emotional support will backfire.