i like the line because, to me, it shows that you have tried other venues of conflict resolution, outside of yelling/screaming/loudly nagging. it shows that you may have once/twice/a million times tried to take inconsideration "hey, maybe its me..maybe i'm approaching him wrong". that line & the one about praying with & for him, to me, break up the agression in the poem, which is a good thing.
--- confucius say...demand much from , little from , and you'll avoid .