Sorry, but from MHO, this conversation makes you sound weak. Nothing good for you will come out of it.
She said to "act like a man" and you've said she does not like these type of conversations and the last few you had went badly. So, why do you think it will go any better this time around?
Yes and carrying on with the OM while your husband tolerates makes you look super strong and manly...not to mention how it helps the self-esteem. I think sometimes these wives with their OMs have no concept of reality. They put us in a damned if you do, damned if you don't situation.
Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet. --Jean Jacques Rousseau.
