What you wrote is very similar to what I've been experiencing the last seven years. No compassion for my difficulties, inability to discuss things without flying off the handle in a PTSD sort of way, psychopath, sociopath, narcisstic, ??? I have no idea. I only know I can't live that way any longer.

My situation was complicated by being the only person with a steady income. I paid the rent and utilities; he was not willing to be put out, and I was afraid to try to make him go. He never hit me but looked pretty scary at times and was verbally, emotionally, mentally abusive.

Finally he got an income (social security, at age 62) and now wants to try living alone again. Happy me... I might continue the relationship (but not as a live-in companion) but only if he refrains from belittling me in the future. If he can't do that, I'll have to cut off all contact.

We deserve better treatment. Compassionate people are out there; we just have to go find them.