It seems like a lot of problems in relationships comes from the feeling that one person isn't receiving the credit that they feel is due. That credit can take the form of affection, words, gifts, sex, time, attention, and even money in some relationships (i.e. work).
So this kind of thinking works in most relationships. If I'm not giving someone the credit that is due to them I'd like to know about it. I can either give them the credit that is due or explain why I don't think its due. Its very clear. Very black and white. The problem is when this thinking runs over to marriage. What credit I am receiving is irrelevant at some point. If I picked a good spouse than what matters is what credit I am giving. Are my spouses feelings of credit fulfilled? Does this mean I am not supposed to communicate what bothers me?
It sounds like I'm championing a kind of marriage that says if you can suck it up you can make it through. I'm not sure but that will probably lead to a miserable marriage and life.
Its not that you have to suck it up but you do have to worry about the others feelings first. You need to spend more energy on their desire for credit and fulfillment than you do on your own.
That doesn't mean you forget about your own.
If I have to take a plane somewhere I buy a ticket first. That doesn't mean I forget about actually getting on the plane.
Without the ticket, I can't get on the plane. Without your spouse feeling credited and loved and fulfilled and whatever else the next author will call it you won't be any of those things either.
Heres where this often breaks down. You try to logically convince your spouse why he/she is receiving the credit due. - OR - You apologize for not giving the correct amount of credit and hope it all goes away. Neither of those will work. Read any relationship book and they'll tell you two things. 1) Your spouses feelings are their feelings, don't try to reason them into feeling something different because its not sustainable and you'll both explode or implode. 2) Repeat apologies for the same thing without behavior change makes you look dumb, even to your spouse, and you lose their respect (which turns out to matter a lot).
All this is assuming you picked a good spouse. I don't really know what to tell you if you picked a bad one... I'd probably start by reading a different (better) blog.