I know I need to work on me & hopefully the rest will come. He has even made comments about that - just back off & then he seems to enjoy my company more. I started reading DR again recently. I think I am controlling to a degree, but I also feel he takes it to extremes - if I ask him what he has been doing when we talk on the phone (casual conversation), he thinks I am being controlling.
There is obviously alot more to our problems than just that - from both of us. This first post was just a brief intro.