so W feels like I serve her but want to rule her on an emotional level I figure.
This hits an important point, and resonates w/ my situation. It's a catch-22. W wants H to provide certain things, emotional and material support, comfort, and convenience; yet when the H provides those things, she winds up feeling emotionally controlled and suffocated.
How do you break this bond, this cycle?
Oh man do I wish I knew how to break this cycle. I've been thinking on it every day for months.