Sounds familiar

I'm reading a book my counselor recommended, "The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work," By John Gottman. Unfortunately, the more I read it, the more I realize that mine and Dad's marriage doesn't have a chance. Everything is being done wrong.

Anyway, there was a chapter describing a husband and father that sounded familiar. Here it is:

"The other kind of husband and father is a very sad story. He responds to the loss of male entitlement with righteous indignation or a sense of victimization. He may become more authoritarian or withdraw into a lonely shell, protecting what little he has left. He does not give others very much honor and respect because he engaged in a search for the honor and respect he thinks is his due. He will not accept his wife's influence because he fears any further loss of power. And because he will not accept influence, he will not have very much influence. The consequence is that no one will much care about him while he lives nor mourn him when he dies."