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ND/NT relationship/time apart. How do you manage it?

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Watchkeys · 10/04/2023 17:20

My partner is very understanding. We have a camper van and every week or two I go away on my own for a day or two by myself, have some space, and re-group. Sometimes I spend time in there just with it parked on the drive, it's a nice, safe, warm, enclosed space.

I spoke to someone recently who said that her neurodiverse partner has the spare room set up with a sofa bed/kettle/desk/TV, and disappears in there for a day or two fairly regularly.

I'm curious to know how other people manage their needs for space and how partners feel. Sometimes I feel like my partner has to accommodate me, and put my feelings first. I wish I didn't fee like that.

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splilt · 11/04/2023 11:27

Mine is completely unbothered by me needing to take myself off be it upstairs for a few hours or any of the regular short breaks I have throughout the year. I think it benefits him as much as me. We have a very clam and relaxed lifestyle now and neither one of us feel put out by the other having space. It took us many years to understand this though.

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