Being male - he does not need it. The next section of your dream appears to concern family issues related to this theme. The older man says he is sure he is at the right house, because of the brandy and cigars. This sequence reflects family pressure you feel regarding the expectation of childbirth. Your husband, however, was discussing adjectives with the older man, which made him beligerant.
Adjectives are modifiers of nouns.
Finally, the appearance of the police suggests your desire that an authority power or figure enter your life and relieve you of these stresses and expectations. In the third major section of the dream you are surprised to find your cat lurking behind some closed blinds. At the end of your dream, the family pressure theme re-emerges. At which point you lose it and tell her you can not tolerate her criticism. I recommend that you visit the link provided above so that you may share in the stories of other women who are experiencing the same set of concerns and pressures that you are - it will help you to recognize that you are not alone.