
My wife and I routinely schedule time when one of us gets to lead.
At the beginning of our relationship, whenever my wife asked for my help cooking, she would tell me exactly what to do and how to do it. "So here's what I want," she'd say, demonstrating how to wash endive leaves to make crudités before whipping up the dip. A culinary-school graduate with a commanding personality, Kristen spoke with authority and acted with efficiency. In other words, she was bossy.