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Different people have different needs, obviously. I personally need several DAYS out of the week alone to myself to create music, art, think, and get whatever work done. Living w/ a partner (the few times I've tried it) has proved very difficult for me, so I prefer to mainain my own space til I find a man who truly "gets" me lol.
Hubby and I have been married for 40 years....we eat breakfast together, own a business and work together.... I leave early and come home, he follows a couple hours later, and he heads to his "man cave" while I do my thing, like fixing dinner, laundry, etc.....we eat together, and then he heads back to the 'cave', and I check e-mail or watch tv....
The exception is if we have someplace to go.... or a football game to watch! It works for us! We enjoy when we are together, but don't feel the need to be "joined at the hip"....we are comfortable with ourselves and being in our own space!
I'm not looking for a right or wrong answer. I just had a discussion with friends about this today. I'm curious what others think.
If I can't remember what it's like to miss my significant other, then there's a problem. I have a lot of my own interests and my partner is welcome to join me in them, but some, like reading...are solo pursuits.
If my partner doesn't want to join me or doesn't want me to join any of their hobbies, but wants to constantly cling to me and talk about our relationships, I'll probably go mad and you'll be seeing me on the CNN newsfeed..."Woman goes mad from lack of personal space, ties up boyfriend, forgets about him...forever".
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