You're not the only one. His behaviour and the way he treats his wife is straight up abusive and coercive. And his behaviour is supposedly forgiveable or it's rationalised, by him being a "woe is me, I have no oustanding talents and I am the middle child" spoiled mummy's boy!?
I don't understand the existence the 2nd couple in the drama or what they're meant to represent. They are a ridiculous OTT stereotype of a toxic couple. I started wondering if I am missing some kind of cultural context. Do they 'represent' something in a broader sense?