His slide from man of the house to housemaid was a gradual thing but it seemed to have a life of its own. He couldn't understand why he found himself doing all the washing and cleaning, he couldn't understand why he was looked upon as a helpless and worthless maid servant.
But he was, and very soon his life was one of total degradation and humiliation. Devoted to fulfilling all the wishes of his increasingly dominant wife and her female friends.