Women are meant to be loved, not understood. Women don't make fools out of a men - they only direct the performance. If you want your wife to listen, talk to another woman. The best way to drive your wife crazy is to smile in your sleep. 30 is a good age for a woman - especially if she's 40.
Few women admit their age.
Few men act theirs. Boys will be boys, and so will a lot of middle-aged men. A wife lasts as long as a marriage. An ex-wife is forever. If logic prevailed, men would ride sidesaddle.