Claire's dozen (#12)

[KGirl]

Mine is (was? I suppose he could have changed) very controlling in only certain aspects - namely objects/items. I always knew that about him but was willing to accept it because I thought the good outweighed the bad. I do feel relieved to not have to work around all of that anymore, but it wasn't a deal-breaker for me, and he was never interested in considering letting go a little bit and accepting things won't always be exactly how he wanted them to be. What I mean by controlling about "things": he would ask people to wash their hands before touching remotes or video game controllers. He wouldn't let me drive his car for 6 months after he bought it (when it became a necessity because I moved in with him and didn't have a car!) and even then I had to put the seat and mirror back just how he had it. He would get very upset when his shoes, items on the bathroom counter, things on his desk, etc. were moved. He had very careful piles of paperwork on the floor that were not to be touched or rearranged, even though he didn't know exactly what was in them. Clothes had to be folded and hung in very specific ways. Things like that.