Hello... where do I begin.... I've been in a relationship with this man now for 6 months... we really do love each other and spend a lot of our time together outside of work. Things have moved pretty fast for us considering we now live together. I was still staying at my parents house when I met him and more and more just started spending time at his house. It then got to the point where he just didn't want me to leave... so here we are.

We've had a few issues lately that have caused us a lot of stress. Sex, money, trust... The hardest part about it though is the way we communicate. He's so hard to approach. He has a bit of a temper and a stressful job... and me being the closest to him gets the brunt end of it. His friends have all told me that he's hard on people and it will take a special and very patient person to stay with him. He really is a good man and has a good heart... but I really feel like I never do anything right in his eyes. I always hear the negative things that I do... never the positive. And when I do something that he doesn't like... I don't get to live it down for some time. He, on the other hand, will mess up and expect me to be over it within the hour. I don't really mind his controlling nature but I need to feel wanted and respected at the same time. If he's angry... there is absolutely no respect. It's more like I don't exist.

Basically, I'm wondering if there are other women out there that love a man like this very much... and want more than anything for the relationship to work.... and have figured out ways to get through to them.