alone time

@mouse27 (1155)
Canada
March 29, 2012 10:44pm CST
my boyfriend told me the other day that he needs some alone time. its only been a day so far and its really hard for me to deal with. i just want to be home with him. have any of you ever been in this situation? i don't know how to deal with this.
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@dodo19 (47053)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
31 Mar 12
I don't think that alone time is bad at all. Quite the opposite, I think that it can be good. As much as my husband and I love spending time with each other, we enjoy spending time apart, by ourselves. If we didn't, we'd probably just drive each other mad. If your boyfriend wants to have some alone time, don't take it as he doesn't want to spend time with you, or anything like that. If it bothers you, you can always talk to him how you feel.
@WakeUpKitty (8694)
• Netherlands
30 Mar 12
Do what he is doing: use this time for yourself. Call it: quality time with me. Write down all your thoughts till you have none anymore. Just write down everything that pops up, no matter if it makes sense or not. Use the time also asking yourself what you want (now in future), who you are, who you want to be. It's a great moment to do it.
• United States
30 Mar 12
I love my boyfriend, but yes, I definitely need my alone time because I have so much work that I have to do, and I never have enough time to get it all done.
@chiyosan (30184)
• Philippines
30 Mar 12
Yeah, I guess it comes to all relationships especially when one feels really burdened having to deal with a lot of things and then add up to having to think about your partner. but then i guess what you can do is to support him and make him want to choose being with you by giving him the time he needs to be alone. He will realize that you are not clingy and you also want your freedom and you both will talk about this. just hang in there and get back your life prior to him being in it and you will realize how much you miss spending your "me" times!
@blue65packer (11826)
• United States
30 Mar 12
Alone time is good! A person can smother another person if they spend every waking minute with them! Been there! I had one boyfriend you smothered the heck out of me and when I told him I needed some time by myself he went balistic! Anyway I got my alone time and we parted down the line. I also have found out if you are with a person 24/7 you aren't true to yourself and you are not your own person! Charch your alone time! If you get married and have kids some days,you won't have your alone time when you need it!
• Philippines
30 Mar 12
I've also been in your boyfriend's situation once. I was missing some things that I wanted to do on my own. Like dealing with some problems, or going out with friends, even partying out like a rock star, so to speak. But I figured, it wouldn't be right for me to just go out and do what I want without talking to my girlfriend about it, at least try to open up some things to her so we can discuss it properly. Of course it kind of hurt her, who wouldn't be, right? But it's all I needed to do - to talk to her. So I think it's a blessing that you were able to talk to your guy about this, and for now I guess just try to understand him for a few more days. Just be on guard with your heart, though. I know that there are a lot of possibilities that runs through your head right now, and some of those aren't really good to hear. I'm telling you, it's only of about 20% importance; in a relationship, aside from giving what you can to work things out, you still have to give more than 90% of your efforts to your own happiness and for your own safety as well. So bottomline is, give him what he needs - time. And you might just need it too.
@Dominique25 (9464)
• United States
30 Mar 12
What you can do is let him have his alone time and you do something fun that you enjoy. Perhaps go out and enjoy a day or evening with your friends. It can be hard to be separated from the person we care about. But if he says he needs that then it's a good idea to let him do whatever he needs to do. You also can do something that you enjoy and not let yourself be consumed with thinking about it all day. That can make it worse on you.
• India
30 Mar 12
Hello friend, very sad news. No i don't face the problem ever. My boyfriend is my best friend. He always shair with me any problem and anything. So when he was in problem he always told me the problem and always with me. I think you also should the best friend of your boyfriend. I think then your problem will solved. Have a nice day and best of luck.