Honestly, she sounds like a sweet young lady to receive such venom from all the troglodytes here. She, however, WILL need to learn the art of compromise. Maybe her strong spirit will enable her to learn this valuable survival skill...
I was going to suggest she continue living the way she is, and write us again when she is fifty.
It would be interesting to see how people change the way they think about relationships.
Women and Men can be “all that and a bag of chips” if they want. It doesn’t mean they are going to be happy.