You never felt the need to have "the pants" in the relationship, since your partner had always given his place or so you thought, after the events of The Purge, it was a clean slate, but you did not lose your memory as it was expected, staying together.

"Please, could you tell the waiter to bring me another one, I didn't order sushi."

Five made puppy dog eyes at you, he had become more dependent and almost doing everything made him embarrassed or ashamed, like asking for a simple change of order so you had to do it yourself.