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Old Jul 08, 2009, 12:30 PM
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salukigirl: I go to class monday through friday, tues and thurs have class from 730 am til 1 pm. Not to mention I work in a lab at the university and I am also a delivery driver. So pretty much I NEVER have time to myself. All I ask for is the morning. To wake up....by myself.....watch the news....and eat breakfast.

It seems to me that the problem here isn't that you wanted alone-time; it's that he wanted together-time when you wanted/needed to be alone.

How am I the mean one for asking like four times to be alone and he still wont leave me alone? Then I'm the asshole because that makes me mad!

I'm imagining that he felt rejected because he wanted to spend time with you and you pushed him away. Is anybody inherently "wrong" in this situation? I don't think so. I think you're probably both trying to get your individual needs met on what appears to be a tight schedule. Work, school, friends, errands, family, partner, self -- they all have their priorities and there's only so many hours in a day. Add children to the mix and it becomes all the more challenging!

If he can give a bit (allowing you your alone-time) and you can give a bit (ensuring you get together-time) the problem will likely dissipate on its own. That might mean re-ordering your priorities and being open to solutions that allow both of you to have your needs met. For example, you might find that if you cuddle with him for 15 minutes before you get up in the morning, his needs for companionship will be met and that would still leave you 45 minutes to get up, have your coffee, and time to shake the cobwebs from your head. If you set your alarm for 15 minutes earlier, you'd still get your full hour.

Hopefully, the two of you can talk it through and then establish some guidelines that can be respected by the other.

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