Do you give your partner time alone?

Philippines
November 17, 2008 3:13am CST
Sometimes I give my girlfriend time alone especially when we have arguments or when she is thinking over serious matters in life. In this way we are able to maintain a relationship that is not too demanding nor too constricting. Sometimes we just have to let them be and respect their way in facing problems. How about you do you give time alone to your partners for them to think over things?
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@oyenkai (4394)
• Philippines
24 Nov 08
I try my best to give my guy some guy time or whatever he needs. However, he doesn't want to take them. He always say that he'd rather spend the time with me - if it'd be with his friends, then he thinks it's apt that he take me with them since I'm also his close friend, not only his girl friend. And I think it's also because his group consists of both guys and girls so no weird all-guys-out-stuff :D Thanks for commenting in my discussion!
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• Philippines
21 Nov 08
I think it is just normal to give one another space so that you will feel that even if you are together, you are not prevented from growing individually. It is always important for a relationship and for a person to grow. Just give one another space so that you can still see the different perspectives in life.
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@kaka135 (14916)
• Malaysia
17 Nov 08
Well, my husband and I always have our own time and space, we always have time being alone whenever we want to. I think no matter how closed the relationship is, everyone needs his/her own time for himself or herself to do his/her own stuffs, or to think his/her stuffs.
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@sirrob (4108)
• Philippines
17 Nov 08
You are absolutely right. It's a healthy way of trying to respect it's other and not just only during this kind of situation. Even you are couple already, each and everyone still need some time alone, to make things or anything just by her/himself. It doesn't mean that we want to solve it alone or we don't want others help, it's just there are things that you want to do it alone. With this, I could feel and empathize for what it is and I understand it clearly. Sometimes, I just want to be as just as what you have described. This would help the relationship or each of you not to feel choke from each other.
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@aisaellis22 (6445)
• United States
19 Nov 08
Yes, I do give my partner to be alone sometimes. In a relationship, it's not right if you both are always together. There would be no excitement if you always see each other. But sometimes when I suggest it to my husband, he disagree with it.
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• Malaysia
17 Nov 08
i guess everyone ned their own time no matter in anger or not..
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@WebMann (4731)
• Canada
17 Nov 08
I think you have to give your partner space or the pressure just builds until it explodes into something that blows you apart for good. People need their space, especially me, I don't do well under pressure and tend to stop thinking if things get too intense so I have to step back from the situation until my mind calms down again.
• India
17 Nov 08
Yes that will help the relation ships to maintain in good and also gives both of the partners to take some independant decisions
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