In control!

Steve feels the need to be in control of everything at all times.

This is why he decided I wasn't shopping correctly, he could do it better and more cheaply. He is currently struggling to get our food bill below £250 a week.

He feels that doing the washing once a month should be sufficient, I wash once or twice a week, sometimes more.

He would also like to control how often I leave site and who with!

Although he claims he is worried about me, he never worries about me walking Beano even after dark and he refuses to see me across the road if the sun is low and it's difficult for me to see.

Steve's latest decision is about my choice of refreshment. I drink tea and coffee in the morning but then swap to tap water, but when I go to the summer house in the afternoon, I like to take a mug of herbal tea. Steve has decided this isn't safe and I'm to go over with an empty mug and a tea bag and get someone to boil the kettle and pour got water in my mug. I make tea and coffee in the flat so why I'm not trusted to carry a mug of herbal tea to the summer house in not sure. 

I don't follow his rules but he does get quite upset as he feels he's spent a lot of time deciding the best way for me to do things only for me to ignore his advice.