to not want to.....

[macdoodle]

Have a half hour (at least) conversation with DP every day (at least)!
We have been together almost 2 years (ish), long distance relationship, he works away 2weeks on/3 weeks off, and lives away, is usually here 1 week out of his 5.
I am single working parent to a 9yr old and 2yr old. He gets on very well with my DD's.

BUT he wants to "chat" all the time, every day, and not just a quick chat, a long winded, painful half hour or more a few times a day. Honestly, I just dont have the time, I really dont, and TBh we dont have that much to say to each other every single day!

He sulks though and acts wounded if I dont speak to him at length, and huffs and puffs if I need to go!

I admit I am ambivalent towards this realtionship, but even those of you with good relationships, do you speak to your OH sooooo much, or is it just me??

Sorry but YABU. This sounds like a bit of a one sided relationship to me. He obviously misses you far more than you miss him.

My OH was working in Korea through the summer and, thanks to Skype, was able to ring home every day. He missed us very much and it was lovely to be able to chat to him every day. DD also liked to be able to talk to her daddy, especially when we could see him on the webcam.

No, YANBU.
It is up to you how long you want to spend talking to your OH. What happens if you ignore his sulking?

YABU- if you don't even want to talk to him why are you with him?

Agree with NestaFiesta.

I'd be moving on, I have been with DH ten years and we can still talk for a couple of hours each day about everything from the world news to our shared interests and dreams.

Well it does depend on what times he rings, is it only when convenient for him, or also when convenient for you?

My DH rings me quite often throughout the day, and I will tell him if I am busy or not. Otherwise we would barely talk during the week.

Why don't you get one of those hands free ear phone thingies so that you can chat to him and go about doing some work at the same time?

YWBBU, IYSWIM, if the relationship was more stable than it sounds. If you really can't be arsed talking to him, doesn't that say something to you? Is there the potential for your rship to develop further, ie could he move in for the whole 3 weeks he's off? If not, and you don't like talking to him, what's the point?

FWIW my in-laws have had a sporadically LDR for 40 years now. They talk every day if possible so far as I know, but rarely for more than 10-15 mins unless there is something important they need to discuss. Neither of them are big communicators though!

Yes definietly sounds like the relationship is over, do you think he's clinging on because he dorsnt want to admit it's over? What's it like when you see each other? He's probably lonely working away