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A source that showcases this relationship even with the areas that are the mans domain:
In a well known gemara (men can fill us in on the exact page) it discusses three questions a husband should ask his wife as
shabbos comes in. I think they are : have you separated challa? Maaser? Lit the candles?
In the ensuing discussion, one of the chachamim says that I always asked these questions in a very soft tone. Another responds of course! Otherwise I wouldn’t be listened to…
Divrei chachamim bnachas nishmain.
So even when the husband should be the master if he acts despicably, his wife will not respect him. The same is true of the reverse of course. Even though a husband is obligated to give his wife emotional support if she is cold and nasty she can’t expect that. The most either can do is file for divorce with a beis din who will examine who is at fault. But in a Jewish marriage both parties are expected to be mentchen and respect each other.