Is it normal for someone to expect a year or two into a relationship, to be together close to 24/7?

[Smyths]

Like aside from work, a few outdoor exercise sessions, just to be together (but sometimes in separate rooms doing different things) all the rest of the time?

Sounds suffocating. Do you live together? What about going out separately either alone or with friends?

Sounds controlling if it is to the exclusion of time with friends and hobbies

I didn't live with DH until we got married 5 years after we met. For most of that, we saw each other one weekend a month at most. Now been married ten years and planning on DH moving to weekly commuting (due to schooling for DDs).

Admittedly our situation is the other extreme... But lots of couples have strong relationships without living in each others pockets.

It sounds pretty unusual but I guess it could work if that's what both people in the relationship want; are happy to do all their socialising as a couple etc....?

I think I'd REALLY struggle to have no time socialising as just 'me' rather than one half of'us'. We've been married 11 years.

I think it’s abnormal and unhealthy at any stage in the relationship to be honest.

I know some people say they just prefer to spend all their time together/ don’t need anyone else etc etc but it wouldn’t work for me I’d feel very claustrophobic.

We need our own space.
We've been in the house near constantly since 11th March when DH started working ftom home. We're mainly on different rooms. It's tedious because there's very little new experience to add to the dynamic. I went out for a run yesterday and came back with small talk about the route, conditions and helping another runner. Exciting stuff for 2020

We went travelling for 3 months and had an agreement to make the most of any options of mixing company to keep it fresh.

I've always been wary of co-dependent relationships. DM was widdowed suddenly and relatively young. Having her own friends and interests were vital support to her and she didn't lose everything in one fell swoop.