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False Dichotomy
Bless you, Juliebird! That's it precisely: Treat each other with respect, always. Neither expecting submission from a wife nor taking out your frustrations by nagging/henpecking a husband meet that simple standard.
Leaving aside the Xian-freak aspects, this is a classic case of over-compensating with the opposite extreme.
The solution to a too-critical partner is not to make that partner a doormat, any more than the solution to an overbearing partner is to give in to every unreasonable demand.
It's amazing how far a little application of the Golden Rule will go.