No more scary movies before bedtime...

On a more serious note. It seems that there are parts of yourself that are changing. You are growing emotionally and spiritually and as a result there are parts of you that are dying/changing. You may feel some uncertainty about the changes taking place within yourself and in your life. Thus the fear of the man of the house.

Essentially, your dream is trying to tell you that it is time to move on. Subconsciously/Intuitively you know this already.

The solemn warm woman in your dream probably represented the parts of you that are changing.