Do you need "away time" from your partner?

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As in... do you crave time where they go away and you have the house to yourself?

I do .. and wondering if it's normal or a sign that we aren't a strong couple?

He VERY rarely goes away or even goes out with his friends/ to hobbies etc which makes it harder I think.

Keen to know your thoughts.

Yes. It's normal.

Yes we both need alone time - I think it’s healthy and normal

I think it's normal. We both like our own time.

No, he’s my favourite company.

I enjoy time with friends. Yes. So does my husband.
Married +25 yo.

Yes i think that's normal. Luckily DH has a hobby where he's out a fair bit, which is good as we both WFH. We found it very tough during Covid, getting no alone time!

We both enjoy our time alone. I think it's important for everyone.

He's my favourite company, but still don't want 365 24/7 with anyone

Not really but then I usually got my me time early on a Sunday morning as I'm an early riser and he isn't but no never wanted him out of the house

Absolutely normal. I love my husband to bits. He’s my person. However I love my own time and space and especially the bed alone every now and then!

time apart makes you appreciate what you have even more and gives you something to miss when they’re gone!

We do a lot together but am not glued 24 hours a days, away from work, so yes we do stuff ourselves or with others

There is no official normal for this kind of thing; it will depend on introversion vs extroversion, childhoods, work pressures, all sorts. I definitely need my own time and so does my partner, and we’d feel overwhelmed and suffocated without it. If it works for you then do it

It’s completely normal to want time and space away from your partner and indeed any other people.

I can’t think of anything worse than being joined at the hip with someone but they worked for others.

If you want space then that’s normal and healthy for you. No one else’s opinion is relevant tbh

I need a lot of time on my own. I'm very introverted. i love other people, I need other people, I like being around other people but i do find it takes energy.
Being on my own is necessary to restore my energy and truly relax

Yeah I think it is normal. I personally go and have a nice long bath or a run when I feel like this.

No, we both work full time and have a toddler so rarely get time to ourselves!! We tend to see friends separately during the week (maybe once a fortnight on average), but I love spending time together at weekends as a family and having some alone time together in the evenings.

Yeah it's normal to want your own space occasionally

My husband is my favourite person in the world and I never get sick of hanging out with him.
But I love it when he's out for the day and I get to do my own thing and be by myself!
It's all about balance I think.

I've been with my DH for over 40 years, love him to bits, he has hobbies he does on a weekend day basis but also goes away a few times a year for work or those hobbies for a few days at a time and I value the time I have to myself to do as little or as much as I like.

There's nothing unusual about it and it certainly doesn't mean the relationship isn't strong.

I think a good and healthy relationship allows for both quality time together and also time apart.
My husband takes the kids overnight to see his parents a few times a year. Absolutely love those quiet days at home by myself. I take the kids on a week-long camping trip in the summer. He gets the house to himself to order fast food and play video games all night.
We both come back having missed each other and our kids, but still so much more relaxed and energised.

I don't know if I'd need any time apart if we didn't have kids though. It's more about giving each other some time to not have to parent all day, every day. I'm more outgoing, so if I need me-time, I'll just go out and spend time with my friends.

I’m an extroverted introvert and I recharge by having alone time. I can do the social stuff but it drains the life out of me. So it’s normal for me to want time away from the BF and thankfully we don’t live together. My Sundays are strictly for recharge and me time.

Yes I always enjoy time totally alone. It’s healthy for us. He has his hobbies and I have mine.

That’s why we don’t live together but we’ve been partners for years. I’d die of suffocation otherwise.

For me it’s restorative because I need the head space.

Totally. I love my DH enormously. We are currently on a two week holiday and getting on well but I love my own space. He tends to do sport on Saturday so that’s my time of peace and quiet.

Yes, I love it. I love Dh and the kids. But I don’t want to be with them all the time. I love having the house to myself. I go on solo holidays too and leave them all at home. Very happy marriage and family life, but we don’t need to be together all the time. Actually the most unhealthy relationships I know are the people who need to constantly do everything together.