Actually, my first wife seemed to reflect that description. Basically, she looked down on me for such complications I had, despite my "atypical" mild complications with CF. I think the main problem is that I thought I'd be one of the 2% of the CF males with fertility, yet when tested, was regrettably found not to be (because I could have tested before marriage and save all the heart ache), and the wife, needless to say further, was upset. After that, I did everything in my power to hold the marriage together, but to no avail. I found, after 10 years of marriage, she was selfish, and perhaps looking for "payback" by living a seperate life from me, managing ALL of my income, and leaving me with almost nothing at the end. (It took me 10 years to figure out something was wrong, but only the last year was when I figured it all out!)
Stated it once before, but will reiterate; the test of the relationship was done when I had a serious shoulder injury happen a few years ago. Instead of having proper medical care, she had me LIE on a house loan, because she wanted to have the "dream house" as a form of collateral. I didn't fight for it, so she got that with the divorce, too. (But, by her paying off the loan, my credit credability went up!)
On the contrary, my new wife seems understanding, worried sometimes, and unselfish in dealing with my health. Perhaps because she had seen the effects of bad health with her father, she is so understandable. She also owns a house, and after she inhereted the house from her dad, now owns two houses!
This (a spouse who has seen a family member with poor health) may be a key to how some spouses endure the challenges of a loved one who has CF.
