My DH is great...kind, patient, lovely with the kids...but I feel increasingly that i just love my own space...physical space and headspace. Sometimes I get so irritated by having to engage with another adult or having another human being there in the evenings!! I feel that I look forward too much to the (rare) nights when he goes out so I can have the living room to myself and just enjoy total peace!! We both work nearly full time and have young children. Interestingly, I don't feel like this at all around my children. I am quite happy for them to jabber on! The irony is that my husband is really low key and chilled out. I just feel that life is really routine and there's very little to break up the monotony.
When people talk about their husbands travelling with work, I sometimes feel a bit envious, although I know that brings its own stresses. I always feel that it must be nice to have that dynamic of looking forward to seeing someone, and having a bit of time to yourself in between. Whereas we are pretty much always both there.
I feel like I am turning into a grumpy old woman ahead of time or having some kind of mid life crisis! I am really resourceful in my own company and can spend hours pottering about doing my own thing. I just feel that maybe I have no energy left over for my relationship sometimes....
Has anyone else ever felt like this?
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Love my husband but love my own space (more??!)
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holly47 · 05/01/2016 16:36
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