He's not 'in love' with me

[CallaghanClown]

I've been doing a lot of reading today and I'm wondering if there is any merit in part of it.

One of the issues in my marriage was that I treated him like a child and he acted like one. He had very little responsibility and often didn't live up to even that. This got worse as the years went on. I think he felt emasculated.

He's been offering to do work for me around the house and garden. Two things he would never do before. But I've been telling him I don't need his help. Do you think I should let him help me, even encourage it? This feels like a 180 and that it will help him fulfil his masculine role within the family?