I’ve been with my boyfriend over a year now and have started to notice some worrying behaviour. I’ve been covering up this behaviour and not reaching out to friends and family as he’s always said he wanted to keep our relationship between us. The first thing happened a few months into our relationship and when I was at the school summer fair with my child, my partner didn’t want me to take my 5 yo to his dad. He followed me as I led my child to his dad whilst saying “don’t talk to him, don’t talk to him” …over Christmas he theatebed to leave me if I chose to meet me brother with his wife and their friends as they were part of the same social group as my ex. Lots of things, not giving me space when I ask for it, constant messages and calls and the need to see me. Asking who I’ve spoken to about our relationship continually. Questioning what I was wearing by to bed one night as I’d come to bed with pants on as I was on my period - he kept on and on saying “you don’t usually come to bed in pants, and how heavy are you bleeding to be needing to wear a pad etc etc” it all blew up the other day in front of my parents and brother, they’re really concerned about this behaviour. My mum told him he was treating me like a child. He said he’d seek therapy for this behaviour. I’ve asked for a week of space which he has agreed to, so I can think what I really want. I love him but if it was one of my friends I’d be telling them to leave.