Your boyfriend is responsible for his own happiness. Since you are sensitive (something I see as an asset in a person) you might identify some situations and things that appeal to you personally and individually and tend to them; for example, if you don't want to go to dinner weekly with his friends, it doesn't have to be an issue; you were right to suggest he go alone. By being ultra-attentive to his 'needs' you might be neglecting your own. You deserve as much of your attention as he does. I'd like to suggest, too, that not everything needs to be a fight. If your boyfriend admires someone's assertiveness, if you know this person, too, and his comment is an accurate reflection of her personality, you can simply agree: "Great point!" without assuming he is secretly commenting negatively on your personality.He's with you, not this other person, after all. Even if you don't agree and you think the other person is a meanie, you could simply nod to acknowledge what he said, and still not internalize it as some sort of secret, personal criticism. I hope this helps.