Jen
I don't see you in this kind of relation ship @Sara2001 is in. She decided for a men lead relation with very strict rules for her. This works only because both talk a lot on a regular base every Sunday.
Talking with you partner about your relation is really important and most of the couple don't do it. My advice if you have a relation do it to prevent building up a pile of small problems which will eventually collapse on you and bury you. Then it's really tough and it takes a lot of energy and commitment to fix it.