Shalom in the Home

The joys of not feeling well.

I'm watching Shalom in the Home today, and I hear a man say in his wife's presence "Yes, I think I married beneath me". And when she started to cry, he did nothing to comfort her at all. He didn't care. He just looked out into space. He then says "all my friends have wives who are more efficient in the wife department". What does that mean? I interpret that to mean that while this particular wife does a great job at keeping the house clean and keeping them fed and clothed, she doesn't spend any time with him. Why can't he just say that, instead of saying "I married beneath me". How hateful!