I think most people's marriages are a little more dynamic than, "I am man. I do what I want. I club you over head with stick when I want ****. When not ****ing, you cook."
A lot of these guys on the internet who say they are the boss are full of ****. I wouldn't say that about my marriage yet when I see real-life dynamics of dudes who do say that I am amazed sometimes at how little control they really have compared to my marriage.
I have yet to meet a single one of you who is truly as bad-ass as you say you are on the internet.
I suspect it is roughly the same about when you say you are the boss at home. The only guys that have to publicly proclaim their manhood on the internet are the guys who are insecure about it in the first place.
My main point is that there are lots of reasons guys do things they don't want to do. Rarely will a man say in a for sale ad, "Spent too much on the credit card, about to go bankrupt, need to sell asap because I am a ****ing idiot." A lot of that gets lumped into the "Wife is making me sell" category I think.
My wife knew what she was getting into when we met. I described it all in detail on our second date. I told her that if she ever made me choose I would choose the buggy but if I ever had to choose I would choose the family. Fortunately I haven't had to choose. BUT I have found that I VASTLY prefer spending time with my daughter than at the shop, on the trails, or with you guys, no offense. So as a result I am willingly and gladly reducing input into my hobby. You won't find me saying that my wife is making me do it. But one might misinterpret it as that. And I don't even care if they do. Personally I think there's something wrong with men who DON'T reduce hobby input once they start a family. I can't look at my daughter and imagine a scenario where I would rather be doing anything else. WTF is wrong with a man who can?