Yuck! Yeah, as I read back what you quoted from me, it sounded very "not right". I am not by nature a "controlling" person - I certainly was *not* so in the context of our marriage (quite the opposite); in fact, I was so determined to be "reasonable" that I even cooperated fully in attaining our 'uncontested' divorce (because it was what she wanted).
That said, I am going to have to give your points more thought and post again later on or tomorrow. I'm going to look closer at this "controlling" issue; I will not dismiss it out of hand...