geekesse
I never cease to be surprised by what women will put up with in order to be part of a couple. I’d have left the relationship the first time I wasn’t consulted about holiday plans.
I know everyone deals with relationships in different ways, but to leave the first time things go wrong doesn't give time or scope to sort anything out, and could easily lead to unnecessary loneliness in the end.
I think the OP has done the right thing by bringing the subject up and leaving her partner time to think about what she has said. It's what happens next (ie after he's thought about it all) that matters.
I don't see that as 'putting the control in his hands', either. If he comes back with a suggestion that the OP doesn't like, they can negotiate from there. I might be a bit hurt that he hadn't thought about all of this before, but sometimes people just don't think, and it seems unfair to condemn someone before they've had a chance to put things right.
People can't be bullied or coerced into doing things they don't want to - well, they can, but that's not a great basis for a relationship, IMO. Communication and compromise count for a lot, and the OP has started the ball rolling.