And why is it that he has to reclaim his manly authority by cleaning less and standing up to Mrs. HD BEFORE he decides to start saving for a sail boat? Or before he decides, instead, to take sail boat lessons, or maybe even rent a sail boat for the weekend? Because she may decide and judge that it is irresponsible? Oooohhhh....
Probably because she has no respect for him right now. Going off and doing the sailboat lessons, while great for HD's GAL, is not necessarily going to improve the M. Look at Choco and his W, his W has her own interests, goes to gym all the time, seems totally disconnected from Choco, how has that helped improve Her R/M with Him? HD needs to do something in direct correlation to his R with his W, that would include how she rules the roost, controls the R/M. So changing the dynamic with the house, the money, etc is a good first step.