Do you give your S/O space?

Contributor: Kitka Kitka
We actually like spending a lot of time together, we always have. His alone time is work, since he drives for a living it gives him a lot of time to himself, or when he tinkers in his little "workshop" on the back porch.
03/21/2013
Contributor: BrittaniMaree BrittaniMaree
yes but he doesn't like me to go out without him which is a big issue for us right now
03/21/2013
Contributor: Hazeleyes2012 Hazeleyes2012
Not like that's an issue right now but in the past I like my space and vise versa.....
03/21/2013
Contributor: spiced spiced
We spend a lot of time together and do a lot of things together. We also each have stuff we like to do on our own. So it works out pretty well.
03/21/2013
Contributor: libbyv libbyv
Quote:
Originally posted by Rossie
Do you give your significant other space, so he/she can spend time apart to pursue his/her hobby or interest? Or do you require him/her to be by your side at all times?
if he needs it
03/21/2013
Contributor: kkizzee05 kkizzee05
Quote:
Originally posted by Rossie
Do you give your significant other space, so he/she can spend time apart to pursue his/her hobby or interest? Or do you require him/her to be by your side at all times?
If he needs it.
03/21/2013
Contributor: Missmarc Missmarc
Quote:
Originally posted by Rossie
Do you give your significant other space, so he/she can spend time apart to pursue his/her hobby or interest? Or do you require him/her to be by your side at all times?
Yes, I give my significant other space.
03/21/2013
Contributor: Ayumi Ayumi
We do give each other space, but don't always want it. However I think it helps and it gives us the well needed time to catch up with friends who I do not think we should ever cut off just because we are in a relationship.
I do however prefer we keep in touch when that is the case so I know he is okay and vice versa.
03/21/2013
Contributor: Munko Munko
Yes. Not often, we're generally glued together for most things. He's the only person I know that I can spend 24/7 with and not want to strangle 24 hours in. But, we do both need our space. Just today I kindly asked him to pack up the munchkin and give me some time to myself (mostly to clean the house!) and now I am hiding out upstairs while he watches a show I have no interest in and we're both getting in some good alone time.

We split briefly two years ago, and this was a big reason why. I'd say more on my end, but we weren't giving each other space. We're both home bodies, so it can be difficult to find space and alone time when we're always both generally in the same room, even if we're doing different activities. I'd say 90% of the time we're together and doing something together, but that 10% is so crucial to keeping ourselves happy. Especially now that we have a daughter and our chances to get space are very limited, it's even more important now that we take time to do things we enjoy individually!
03/26/2013
Contributor: surreptitious surreptitious
Quote:
Originally posted by Rossie
Do you give your significant other space, so he/she can spend time apart to pursue his/her hobby or interest? Or do you require him/her to be by your side at all times?
I give my significant other all the space that he wants, but he usually doesn't really want space. If he's going out with his friends, I don't have a problem with staying home, however more often than not, we wind up staying in together. He's a bit of a homebody.
03/26/2013
Contributor: Trysexual Trysexual
yes we both give space as needed.
03/26/2013
Contributor: evie.amor evie.amor
I enjoy doing things together and we do the majority of stuff together but I do give him space and vice verse. Sometimes I'll go stay at a friends house for the weekend or he'll go stay with his guy friend for a few days and that's really good for us. It's good to have time to miss each other.
03/27/2013
Contributor: unfulfilled unfulfilled
We give each other space, we have different hobbies and it would be smothering if we were together all the time.
03/27/2013
Contributor: doowop doowop
Space and lots of it. I've always been that way in just about every one of my relationships.
03/28/2013
Contributor: KrazyKandy KrazyKandy
I give him space but most of the time he wants me to join.
03/28/2013
Contributor: Cosmonaut Cosmonaut
Yes, because everyone needs their space to chill.
03/28/2013
Contributor: butts butts
I feel like I give my partner more space than he gives me. He's really clingy and doesn't seem to like being apart even for a day, and it's not that I don't want to spend time with him, but living in the same room together for 4 years (especially when we both work at home) becomes very stressful with no breaks. I try to get breaks when I can and encourage him to do the same, he never does though.
03/28/2013
Contributor: jr2012 jr2012
we choose to spend most of our time together, but not necessarily doing the same thing. We have different hobbies, and we pursue them, but just in the same place!

He is a bit more independent than me, though, and loves time alone at home, bso I do schedule a lot of shopping trips or lunch dates on the weekend!
03/28/2013
Contributor: AmethystQueen AmethystQueen
Of course. Its healthy.
03/28/2013
Contributor: bog bog
Quote:
Originally posted by Rossie
Do you give your significant other space, so he/she can spend time apart to pursue his/her hobby or interest? Or do you require him/her to be by your side at all times?
I love space, and need lots of it!
03/28/2013
Contributor: captainsgirl captainsgirl
Quote:
Originally posted by Rossie
Do you give your significant other space, so he/she can spend time apart to pursue his/her hobby or interest? Or do you require him/her to be by your side at all times?
yes we both do
03/28/2013
Contributor: bayosgirl bayosgirl
Space/personal time is essential for the health of any relationship.
03/28/2013
Contributor: SaucyxGirl SaucyxGirl
I am of the belief that giving your partner space is a healthy thing. If you can not trust your partner to pursue their interests and hobbies without you then you really need to reexamine your relationship with them.
04/04/2013
Contributor: srexom srexom
space is super important specially with introverts.
04/04/2013
Contributor: gsfanatic gsfanatic
Yep, it makes things a lot easier and makes sure we have something different to talk about
04/04/2013
Contributor: rosythorn rosythorn
yep I think he should have his own friends. I mean we aren:t seperate often, maybe a day but i think it makes the heart grow fonder.
04/22/2013
Contributor: chicmichiw chicmichiw
Definitely. we live together, so it's important to have me-time. I let him have his, and me mine.
04/22/2013
Contributor: Melan!e Melan!e
We can do our own things whenever we feel like it but we do tend to spend a ton of time together. That's just cause we want to though.
04/22/2013
Contributor: Gary Gary
I think everyone is very different, and that really helps to outline what makes their individual relationships work. My wife and I share many interests, tastes, and friends... however, we are also both very independent people. I think that each of us having our own space helps is very healthy and important for us.
04/23/2013
Contributor: VeganChick (is Gone) VeganChick (is Gone)
Neither of us force each other to be there, but we genuinely like spending most of our time together. We are rarely apart unless working.
04/23/2013