Over sensitive?!

[Nincada12]

Hello

i need some perspective please as mine seems to have been lost..! I’ve been down for quite some time, finally plucked up the courage to see a Dr this morning who prescribed medication, counselling and some time off work. My partner is out today so I texted him to say what had happened, he has read the message but there’s been no response, not even an emoji. Is expecting a response within 4 hours too demanding?
Thanks for reading.

I would guess he wants to wait and talk to you rather than texting. There's a lot to talk about. Not really something to talk about whilst he's at work.

• sorry out at work or just out in general. Especially if he's with friends.

Not over sensitive. A ‘I’ve read your text. Can’t respond right now the way I would like. Let’s talk tonight. Love you.’ would be enough.

Four hours isn't long and it's not something you can give a quick mindless response to. Give him a chance OP.

Thanks all. Always interesting to hear others perspectives (I agree with ThaTrìCaitAgam though 😉).

Yes. I agree too. There should have been some sort of acknowledgement.

Did he know you were going? Perhaps it’s come as a shock and he’s thinking about how best to respond and be as supportive as possible.

I would wait until you see him and see if he raises it straight away in person which may show that he’s been thinking on it or wanted to talk in person.

If he doesn’t, then that’s not good enough when you’re clearly needing some tlc

That’s a lot to respond to! He might think a short response would seem dismissive and there is too much to discuss in even a long message.

I would t have dropped the “I need therapy” bombshell on my partner by text while he was busy doing something else. Honestly, this is a conversation not a text.

Don’t agree. It is a lot, yes. But when it is something big like this, you just want to share the outcome of the consultation, and get some reassuring in return. It’s her partner, not her neighbour.

Don’t agree. I’d wait and talk to my DH when he got home, or at the very least I would call and talk to him - because he’s a partner not a neighbour.

This is a conversation not a text.

Not sensitive at all. If my partner received a message like this I would get a phone call immediately regardless of what they are doing. Even if I was a bit off or overwhelmed there would be check ins throughout the day... So I think being left on read is shitty behavior...