What stereotype of a husband and wife relationship does James Thurber use for his story the secret life Walter Mitty?

James Thurber does not depict a traditional stereotype of a husband-wife relationship Walter Mitty and his wife Mitty and his wife Mrs.Mitty are described as having a distant relationship lacking genuine communication and understanding Mrs.Mitty often appears oblivious to or uninterested in his interests and thoughts, causing Mitty to seek refuge in his vivid daydreams while his wife tends to mundane tasks and worries about practical matters depicting the stereotype of a disconnected and mismatched partnership where spouses don't truly connect on intellectual emotional level.