Female led relationships discussion

A fascinating development is unfolding in my FLR. My wife is becoming more affectionate and attentive, yet simultaneously stricter and more demanding. We operate on a simple system: she permits me to take off the cage for an orgasmic release every other weekend. However, if I misbehave, she extends that two-week window by single weeks at a time. During our last cycle, my various annoyances resulted in seven extra weeks of chastity, bringing the total to nine weeks—my longest stretch yet. Last weekend marked the end of my nine-week period, and that brief moment of release was glorious. I thought I would need to be extremely careful now to keep this two-week rhythm going. But good intentions often falter. Within 24 hours, I forgot a crucial errand and earned an extra week; then she realized I hadn’t been entirely honest about why I neglected it, sentencing me for another week. Two days later, I took charge of something that should have involved her consultation—another week added. Last night, I insisted on going one way when she suggested the other because I was convinced I was right—and when I turned out to be wrong, I argued defensively instead of accepting gracefully. Yet another week. Consequently, between Saturday and Monday, she pushed back my next release from two weeks away to six weeks away. At the same time, over these past few weeks, she has been watching my behavior more closely, delivering canings for slip-ups with greater frequency—the smallest mistakes and delays are now under scrutiny. She is also ensuring that her cane strikes harder than before. We currently have a house guest staying with us, but she mentioned I am in for plenty of stripes once our visitor departs. So on one side, my wife has been enforcing orgasm denial much more rigorously since the summer began, and providing more frequent corporal punishment that hurts more. She is scrutinizing my conduct closely, allowing me less leeway than before. On the other hand, she shows great appreciation for my service and treats me with tenderness (aside from the cage and cane). When we have sex—meaning I am servicing her while wearing the cage—we share abundant kissing, hugging, and cuddling. It is wonderful and deeply erotic (though naturally a bit frustrating). I also sense that she is generally very happy, perhaps happier than ever before. What ties this to her growing desire for dominance? I cannot say with absolute certainty, but they seem linked. I am thrilled by how things are evolving. She seems to have finally realized that strict discipline and denial do not contradict tender loving kindness in the least. Previously, I felt she was sometimes hindered by the apparent conflict between loving and denying, or loving and physically punishing. That tension no longer holds her back. We will see where this path leads…