He always tries to control me!

I have a problem with a boyfriend who always tries to control me, and I don’t know how to cope with his actions. We have been together for a-year-and-a-half, and it has only become worse even though I have mentioned it to him a few times. Whenever the topic comes up, and I tell him this isn’t healthy behaviour, he tells me I am too sensitive. He says I should stop thinking of it as him being controlling, and look at why he does it, which is to show how much he cares about me. This is a classic case of gaslighting, and I don’t even want to bother telling him this because it is now obvious that he won’t change. Should I assume this relationship won’t last and just walk away?
If you are aware that you are being gaslighted and that repeated conversations don’t get him to treat you with respect, you should walk away. It also feels as if this is beginning to tip over into the opposite of love because no one who claims to care about you will deliberately brush off your concerns or dismiss them as irrelevant. This isn’t someone who loves you, and you deserve better.

Why do men always feel the need to show off even when it’s a bad idea? My boyfriend always spends more than he earns, and it makes no difference to me, but it feels as if he is doing it to impress my friends. It’s embarrassing. What should I tell him without damaging his ego?
Why are you worried about his ego when his actions are causing harm and may lead to problems in your relationship with him? Tell him the unvarnished truth and ask him to cope with it like an adult. His ego is not your responsibility because you’re the one doing him a favour by calling him out. It may be an embarrassing conversation to have, but it will still be a private one.