welcome che,
Reading between the lines does your partner want you to work,or does he wants you to stay at home,did i read somewhere you partner was on benefits,your partner should be helping you make friends ,maybe meet other Filipinos in the area,I hope your partners not a control freak,heard many stories where partner dont give you no money cant have friends drive etc,wants a maid not a wife,sorry if i sound negative. The first thing when my wife came to Australia on a 3 month visitors visa so she could get used to my place introduced her to other Filipinos and my friends give her some spending money,