Originally Posted by
Tuffgirl 
This is about control. The continual power struggle dance. I am so sick of it. So very sick of the same damn thing over and over again. And the outcome never changes.
It would have been so easy and peaceful and mature to simply say "I am sorry, Tuffgirl, that I came across as offensive. It was not my intention. I am just worried about finances". There - done - no harm no foul. Why is that so freakin hard for them to do? Own your own sh1t, man! Own it!
Well, you can continue to hope that he will stop the power struggle, or you can stop it. Ignore him. Better yet, transfer the balance to a credit card in your own name and be done with his games.
The thing about power struggles is, it takes two. Let him play by himself, or with himself depending on how you look at it.
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