"So when I stand strong and be assertive (as positive traits), couldn't it remind her of her helplessness and "victimization"?"
Are you frickin' kidding me? Have you actually listened to the interactions with your W? Sounds like she rubs it in your face. It doesn't sound like a victim to me. Sounds like a smug spoiled brat.
You don't need to rub her face in it, but if you show her that you are a MAN then she will start respecting you. This is just something small you can do right off the bat. Stand tall and strong. That's how it was when you were first dating right?
She wants a man not a doormat.
M-43 W-40 2D - 9 and 5
Emotion, yet peace. Ignorance, yet knowledge. Passion, yet serenity. Chaos, yet harmony. Death, yet a new life.
