A month ago, I began dating “Robby.” Robby is so different from me. I am a creative producer, and he’s training to be an officer in the military. We have very different lives but seemed to balance each other out. After we began dating, I realized Robby had some anger issues, seemingly flipping a switch and getting annoyed at me for very small issues (like me changing the radio station or trying to rest on him while he was paying attention to a movie). It seems like he is someone who really likes to be in control and when he isn’t, he gets angry. When I’d get upset and stop talking during these moments (how I deal with him upsetting me), he’d always apologize for his behavior.

Honestly, at first these just seemed like random one-offs but as time goes on I realize that it’s just his personality, maybe one part of himself that he hides at first. I can’t help but feel like I’m emotionally detaching myself from him, expecting it to not last. He’s said “I love you” (I know … super quickly) and will often tell me how much he cares about me, etc. It seems confusing, and I would rather invest my time into someone who doesn’t make me feel less-than for my normal behavior. I don’t know how to break it off. He hasn’t exactly done anything really wrong and has always apologized and otherwise been nothing but sweet. None of these “fights” have been a full-blown argument and I guess I’m almost looking for a reason to end things. Thoughts?

– Less Than