You are 100 percent WRONG on this issue. Regardless of whether this is your first marriage or your fourth or fifth, a marriage is a very special union. Ephesians, chapter 5 admonishes Christians:
"22 Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.
23 For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body.
24 Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing.
25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;
26 That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,
27 That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.
28 So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.
29 For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:
30 For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.
31 For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.
32 This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.
33 Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband."
The man is the head of a relationship and he must run his house as Christ would run his house. Instead,mothers venerate their children and most of them continue to put their previous familial relationships (mother, father, brother, sisters, etc.) above the husband. Husbands seek gratification in worldly things like weed, ball games, booze, video games, etc., etc. We have absent fathers and mothers who treat their children like infants. It is not uncommon to see men living in mommy's house in their 20s, 30s, 40s and beyond and they have no more education, maturity, skill sets, or initiative than a 14 year old.
There are not many alpha males among the current U.S. population and it is especially true of whites. Because mommy treated her children like they were her world, males become feminine, dependent on mommy, unable to take on healthy relationships themselves. Most marriages in this country end in divorce.
When a child grows up, they need to learn that mommy and daddy are ONE UNIT. That one unit loves them unconditionally and both parents are required to show that. The children are taught proper love and how to respect so that when they are older, they move out and build families of their own. The notion that the children come before that one unit that sustains the children is 100 percent wrong and is one of the leading factors not only in divorce, but in having middle age men living in mommy's basement with no education, no initiative and not a damn clue as how to be in any relationship except the one with mommy.
First of all, since I am not a Christian, what the bible says about marriage is irrelevant to me. I do not see women as subordinate to me.
Second of all, moving into an established household and family, and demanding that you are now the head of the household and will be running things, is a sure way to create the anger you described. The fact that you can pee standing up does not necessarily make you the best at running the household. Expecting a woman, who has been running the household and raising a child, to suddenly take a backseat and let you make the decisions is simply insanity.
Third of all, the mother should look to make sure her child is taken care of, first and foremost. Yes, the mother and father are one unit, and should parent accordingly. But the mother
must look to protect and care for her child as a first priority. I am not talking about coddling a 16 year old. I am talking about making sure the child is safe, fed and healthy. The best way to look at it is, if there is only enough food for one, who gets it? The man? If there is only one life jacket and the boat is sinking, who wears it?
Fourth of all, this is the kind of thing that should be discussed
before getting married. I would think a minister would know that.
Fifth of all, if you want to look at causes of divorce, you might examine the expectation that men should rule the roost and women should just accept that. Couple that with the tendency to cheat on a spouse and you have all the expectation you need.
Sixth of all, being an alpha male is not about forcing submission and demanding respect. It is about earning that respect and understanding the needs of all in the "pack".