Wow man, sorry to hear that.. it sounds like your mother was more the aggressor, when there are two distinct personalities like that it's hard to get along, esp. if your dad was a bit of a loner. Congrats on the long marriage with your wife, I'm somewhat newly-wed just 10 months in, but we've been together, happily on and off for 10 years
My wife and I met when I was a mere 18 years old and she was 20 years old. We dated for about six months before we moved in together for almost a year prior to marriage. I was barely 20 and she was not yet 22 years old when we married. Obviously, we were both very young.
Her family, who did not approve of the marriage, bet that it wouldn't last a year. Boy, did we show them! LOL. Our son was born two years later to the month and our daughter eight and a half years later. All things considered, we believe we were fated to be together....not to get all mushy about it or anything.
From our perspective, living together prior to marriage is one of the secrets to a good marriage. Clearly you and your bride gave the "getting to know you" part a really good shot for the past ten years. Here's to a long and happy marriage for you.