For me it might have been my struggle with taking control of every situation. She's such a controlling person that she would turn my decisions into arguments.
Well, I wasn't referring to the H dealing with a controlling W. If your W is the control freak, and you were trying to take some of her control away.....then that's closer to the issue, IMHO. It can become a impasse.
It is not about what you feel should work in your M. It is about doing the work that gets the right results. Do what works!