I think I know the answer to this deep down, but I do have a guilty bit niggling away at me, so came on here to get some outsiders opinion!
I started dating someone around 3 months ago, they work until quite late most of the time (sometimes they can start work at 7am and not get home until 11pm because they often have to travel a few hours to different places etc). I am a full-time mature university student and I also care full-time for one of my children who have a disability - the other person has no children.
The main issue I’m having is I’m absolutely exhausted majority of the time because they always want to call me at stupid times (think 11-12pm at night) and then I can’t get them off the phone for 2 or 3 hours! I understand that most of the time it’s when they get in from work and that’s the only time we really have to call each other - I don’t particularly like phone calls anyway so I’m quite happy just texting - which does make me feel a bit bad like maybe once or twice a week I should just do it, but they can live off such little sleep - I really can’t function without it.
I have mentioned it before to them and they either claim to understand but then start doing it again a few days later or they make sarcastic jokes like oh I see how it is, I’ll find someone who does want to speak to me then etc…
They are a nice person in other ways and I do enjoy having them in my life but it’s just exhausting me!
Any advice would be really welcome!