Real men don't take orders from a woman.
Real men anticipate a woman's needs and do what it takes to make her happy without being told.
He: I don't know why she's bitchin'; I did the dishes.
She: Yeah, but I had to tell him.
Get the picture, guys?
Look, we men are not mind readers but far too often we know - or should know - that there are things we could do to lighten a woman's burden or show her much we appreciate her but we fail to act. When we have to be told to do these things, it's not the same as doing them spontaneously.
Being obedient is for boys. Caring and sacrifice is the province of real men.