bahahahahaha needed that laugh RP. and i am keepin that recipe on file LOLOL to the OP, this is how it starts. not saying all men like this turn into narcissistic emotionally abusive control freaks, but this is how it starts for those that are. USED to be married to that and i assure you, it got waaaaaay worse than the lectures about driving a stick shift once he had the ring on my finger and thought he had me for good. you do not deserve to feel belittled, and someone that cares about you would change their behavior when you tell them thats how they are making you feel. men that are narcissists, dont care how they make you feel. they care how YOU make THEM feel, and nothing less. which is exactly why "he keeps going until you agree with him". there are sooo many red flags in this little tiny box with so few characters. very very very good advice from RP. you don't need ANYBODY'S permission to do anything. good luck.

CONTROL FREAK! runnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

Hmmm.. This question should've gone to Cary. He would answer this better. Dan your responses are kind of weak. You need to step up your game.

Incidentally, manual transmissions *are* better than automatics. FWIW.

Stay alert - I was with a guy who was very much like this, and I blindly went along with it only for matters to escalate massively. Only years later do I realise that it was the beginning of what turned out to be some very nasty emotional abuse.