Wife is controlling

Not normal. Grow a pair and start running the show. If she can't shop alone then have her friend go with her or no shopping Awwe. It's not fair for you to do everything she wants to do and none of yours..is there any way to compromise? Go shopping one afternoon then go bowling that evening or find some activities you both enjoy.

There is a term for this and it's called pussy whipped.. Grow a pair and stand up for yourself. She's made you into a little spineless bitch.

A better question would be why the fuck did you marry her in the first place ?

Is she emotionally blackmailing you? Stop trying to please/not upset her. She doesn't have to like everything you like.

Take her to marriage counseling with you.

She's abusive and you need to either get her to go to counseling with you so she can hear you express yourself, and maybe change, or divorce her. BUT, that assumes that YOU change and start strafing up for yourself. You don't need or deserve to live like this; no one does.

Good thing she's made up with her family.. Now u have a place to leave her!! she's draining u in every possible way! GET RID OF HER!!

The same thing happened to my dad. My mom made him lose all of his friends. She told this to him directly, once even in front of me, she'd just say "lose him", and he'd obey. Have you ever heard of the word succubus?

How about you grow some balls? Man the fuck up buddy!! I'm annoyed reading this. This isn't your wifes doing :/ (Though she does sound liek a bitch) This is your fault for listening to her! Put your foot down and connect with old friends. Connect with your family, go bowling! And if she gets pissed, tell her this is what you love doing. You're not cheating by hanging with friends and bowling. You're doing what you love. She needs to stop being such a controling bitch, and you need to stop endorsing her being a controlling bitch. YOU need to make a stand and stop being pushed around.

As a woman and a wife, I can definitively declare your wife an asshole.

No one should call you "less of a man" for enjoying harmless hobbies or wanting some time to yourself. That borders on emotional abuse, and there's no call for it in a loving relationship.

Cut that umbilical cord; you're her husband, not her infant son, and you don't need to be attached to her at all times. Go retrieve your balls -- bowling balls, that is -- and go out with some friends you haven't seen in a while. Remind her that she didn't marry you because you were a wimp who did everything she said, and you're not going to turn into one now.

She'll either respect you for it or she'll leave you, but either way, you'll be happier than you sound right now. Ugh, she sounds awful. :/

Buy her some pepper spray.

I am married myself and although I enjoy my husband going out with me, I can do alone. He is free to do whatever he pleases so long as he has money at the end of the month to pay his share of the bills.

I know a guy in your situation and it sucks. It sounds like you are a fun guy and it's a shame that she does not enjoy what you enjoy and understand your need for freedom. I would recommend you do marriage counseling. She seems to have the wrong idea of how marriage/partnership should work.

If she does not improve then maybe it is time for a divorce. You needn't be so unhappy in a marriage.

set a scheduled regular date with your mates, once per week, go bowling, have a few beers and enjoy yourself. Whether she likes it or not.....and don't take her with, tell her to get her own show going during that time.

After a few weeks you'll start retrieving some form of control over your life again.

You need to talk to your wife about her boundaries. You should never let her get in between you and your family just because she doesn't like them. It's not "kosher". You should tell her that you love her but here are some things she needs to deal with: 1. you love your family and they will ALWAYS be your family, and it will stay that way until you both are alive. It is also not good that she breaks ties with her family members as well. 2. You are a man. You're gonna need to spend time alone, and if one of your hobbies is playing video games, she needs to accept that about you; just make sure you both MAKE TIME FOR DATE NIGHT. 3. again, you're a guy and you need friends to talk to as well, to vent, hang out, do guy stuff; just make sure you have her meet your guy friends so she can trust them, AND trust you WITH them. If all else fails, you both need counseling. She may also need to see somebody for her self-esteem issues.

its sounds like she is just married to you because you do everything for her and you pay for everything. confront her about it, give her a few months, and if it does not change, leave the bitch.

Honestly.....I feel bad, your wife kinda sounds like a B, but it's your fault for not figuring all that out before marrying her. But guess what? Your married her. So stop complaining.

I am a bit weird I guess cuz I like her :-P