Watch me spew poison...Hell knows no fury

Went shopping with a girlfriend today and I told her about the little drama that happened with Nic last week. She said Nic is chipping off my independence bit by bit and I should go get a job and at least make sure I am financially independent, so that I won't need to 'jump everytime Nic snaps his fingers'. Those were her exact words. I was hurt and very offended by what she said.I told her matter-of-factly that I don't jump when he snaps his fingers. If anybody does jump when somebody snaps her fingers, she has got the roles reversed. He gives in to my every whim, and admittedly, as unreasonable as they may be sometimes. And I went on and gave her examples of such instances. And she might also want to know we keep our finances separate. For pete's sake, I stopped working for only a few weeks. Why is everyone making such a big fuss about it? What is inappropriate about living with your boyfriend while you are in between jobs? I mean we were staying together when I was on my previous job. While I am looking for my next job, do I have to move out in the interim? I don't intend to stay unemployed forever and leech off him. I am only taking a break, on a brief hiatus, not exactly declaring an eternal moratorium on gainful employment. She said the episode last week just goes to show that apparently circumstances have changed without my noticing and it should serve as a major wake-up call. Sorry, but none needed.