Dear Prudence,
I love my girlfriend, but she has one habit that drives me nuts. She can never make a choice on her own but will argue to death about it if someone makes it for her. For example, she asks what kind of take-out I want. I say tacos. She doesn’t want tacos. I say Chinese. She doesn’t want Chinese. I say anything but pizza—she wants pizza then. She never gives her opinion first. It can be food, vacations, entertainment, or what color to paint the bedroom. She has to argue about everything. I try to go with the flow and say whatever she wants. Then she gets angry.
Last time we had a big fight because my parents were coming. She accused me of leaving all the planning on her and I said I was tired of her nitpicking. My parents wouldn’t care what museum we took them to and where to have lunch, and I was tired of her arguing with me about the subject. It is still a sore spot between us. We have flirted with the idea of marriage. Ninety percent of our relationship is great, but this habit of hers, I just can’t imagine trying to raise kids like this. So what to do?
—Opinion Please