I fail to see your point here. You said too many things and missed to arrive at a conclusion. I can see you agree that couples should have a separate room to unwind. But you didn't establish your position if women should have their separate room while the man has his.

"...giving each party space in a relationship is also critical. Without each being to able to have their own space (read alone time) occasionally, resentment starts to deteriorate the relationship."

Are you saying they should have just one separate room for those times they need to unwind?

You seem to miss the message in my post. I don’t dispute couples having a separate room to unwind from daily stress.

It's a different thing to have a separate room where you or your wife take turns to renew your strengths. But that is not the same as a man cave.

Maybe you should find out what a man cave is and be clear if it's healthy or not in a partnered relationship.

Edited: I don’t want to pry as this is entirely outside the scoop of this topic. When you say you were the breadwinner and shouldered ALL responsibility in the house from cleaning down to watching the kids.

You seriously want me to believe your wife sat home, did nothing other than paint her nail and eat the food your provided.

I understand some women are lazy (as some men are) and unless that is your case, I don’t believe your ex-wife never contributed in the marriage.