"Robert Green" wrote
Marriage, like politics, is a
series of compromises.

Not true. In my house, I'm the Supreme Commander and what I say goes. See
below:

Hi,
This is Ed's wife. Yes, we obey him and our goal in life is to make him
happy.
Sincerely,
Ed's wife.

See, I'd not lie about that. She just went back to reading her book now so
don't bother asking her for details.