Dear St,
When we chose a name for our Kids,our Dog it shows a lot about our the role we see them playing in our lives,choosing a name for ourselves is even more revealing.....Perhaps you see yourself as a Saint,often they went looking for persecution and were happily martyred...great news mate you are about to be Canonised.....Blind Freddy can see this Woman is enjoying a power trip at your expense,some Women push their boundaries,escalating the levels of bad behaviour until you decide to pull them into line,when she talks about going away with Family and Friends,they will ask,what does your little St think about this?she will earn their respect by saying Oh him,I have him eating out of my hand....
If things are upsetting you so much that you write asking for advice,then she sees your discomfort too,probably enjoying it,she gets away with it and there will have been a pivotal change in the relationship.....Bettina Arndts book "The svex diaries" goes through I think about twenty situations where relationships are starting to fall apart,in only two were they salvaged,and only in the bluntest of reactions from the Male involved,the most successful involved disrespectful behaviour similar to yours.....briefly,the guy wrote her a letter just saying he wasn't a mind reader,she has to frankly declare what's going on and make her mind up or, he would commence divorce proceedings....Jealous?I suppose it is,but whats mine I will fight for ....Someone here signs off with,"What would Clint Eastwood do"....So what would he do?....
Ultimatums are a last resort but unfortunately there are times when they are necessary....Reflect when Hitler started his little game by walking into the Rhineland,stopping him would have been like treading on an ant,his Political rivals would then have smartly finished him off,maybe saving 60 million lives!