Not only must he make decisions in these situations, but he is accountable to God for their outcome. Ultimately, the husband is to lead his family to heaven. Instead, women have a different, equally important role to play. As I said, being a leader can be a difficult task, and it is one which some men have given up because of their own weakness or because of a lack of support from their wives who may try to be the leader themselves. For a man to successfully complete the task God has given him, he needs his wife behind him.
Submission also is a way for women to be truly fulfilled in their marriages.
Many women are looking for a knight in shining armor who will come and sweep them away, promising protection and love all of their days. Deep down that's honestly what many want, and there is nothing wrong with this. The problem is, all the knights are men in their forties who have been married twenty years. They are frightened, and don't feel like knights in shining armor, even though they would like to be. I trust you.