So is this the right thing to do? At the family barbecue last weekend I established dominance over my family members by making my wife fix me a plate of food.
How exactly would this prove your dominance?
Because I was the one ordering people around.
It's crude behavior to try to assert your dominance over your family. Being so controlling of your wife is gross.
Being the dominant party is important in a political relationship. I have the right to be a dick.
No, you don't. Try to think of it the other way around, would you want to be controlled? Being dominate or controlling is not good.