Real Life Stories - Entries for October 2011

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The we were on a weekend break with some friends, I saw a blanket box I really liked and phoned Colin who was down the pub with my friend’s boyfriend; I asked home if we could buy it. He said no. Back in the hotel we had a blazing row. However, the following week I suggested we visit a furniture shop near where we used to live. We did. I bought a more expensive blanket box. Colin had given in. Then there were two incidents over money. Firstly, I asked him to draw out some money for our holiday from the savings account. He drew it out but spent some at lunchtime. I was furious. We used to go walking every evening and I walked off and left him and wouldn’t speak all evening. Then we had some spare money and I asked him to pay it at lunchtime. He said, ”what’s the point, we’ll only spend it.” We had a row and I threw the notes at him. I was really surprised how annoyed I felt that he would not do as I wanted! Finally we had a weekend break at the coast (I like my home and we tend to go away for weekends rather than 2 week holidays). That night Colin admitted that he thought I was in control and part of him quite liked it.