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[quote=Anonymous]OP, you must feel like you’re going crazy but my DH is like yours. He has high-functioning autism and his read on social situations, executive functioning skills, and insecurity all suck to live with. He really struggles with appearances, social approval, and decision-making. He dealt with this through childhood and young adulthood by just copying what “the cool kids” do, which means that he now copies or chases the lifestyles of his much-richer college classmates with often awkward results. His parents are immigrants and from a country where help is cheap and prevalent, and most people rent homes, so he just can’t grasp how to care for a house or make improvements.

TLDR, I agree that your DH is dealing with some issues from his family of origin, a weirdly intense need for social approval, and general insecurity about both his social standing and his ability to make decisions. My fix is to just take over everything and take his occasional money tantrums on the chin. You’re not alone.[/quote]

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