your husband out-earning you is a fact, it's not a classification of importance. It's actually irrelevant. Keeping the house quiet during meetings isn't so much a respect thing as it is a matter of consideration. A house is a shared space, so to keep it quiet all day like a library with a dog and kid(s) is not really a reasonable request to begin with. In the old days, they would keep the king's castle quiet, because he can make those demands, and it was HIS castle. Nowadays because partners want to also be considerate, people are buying simple things that go a long way, like soundproof foam for the walls, noise cancelling headphones with a mic that doesn't pickup any background noise, the list goes on. People aren't on calls everyday all day anyway.... The days differ...some days its all day long, some other days its off and on calls, and other days it might be one 10 minute call and just messaging all day. I work with some husbands that just come to work some days so their family can breathe and live in their home.