Time to yourself

[MrGoat]

Originally Posted by superdog

I am single, but dating someone specific.

I love and covet my alone time. It will be a challenge for me to change this in any regard.

I get it brother. I get my alone/decompression time every day. Still enjoy my family time too though.

P.s. you never texted me back.


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[MrGoat]

Originally Posted by Maleg

Ahh. Too bad. I was hoping for an EPIC story of how you got so wrong that not even a vouch from Brian could get you back in.

lol, I bet Brian and Andrea could get anyone into Canada with their vouching!!


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[MrGoat]

Originally Posted by East Bay Rider

A couple of times a year, my bride goes away on a long weekend to something called a 'crop'. It's a bunch of ladies sitting around at long tables scrapbooking and making cards. She prepares her supplies in advance and loads her car with paper and stamps and dies and glue and all kinds of apparatus. I've seen the pictures - It looks like hell on earth to me but she seems to enjoy it.
I joke with her that I can't miss her if she won't leave. I like a few hours alone time every day but I do miss her when she's not home for days at a time. We're empty nesters now so the house is already quiet a lot. Thank goodness for the pets otherwise I'd just be talking to myself. I don't cook so my eating habits change pretty drastically. I'll order out and try to get maximum leftovers out of each order. The dog at home tends to keep solo activities and adventuring short. I always clean the house right before she comes home which she appreciates.

The dog loves it because he is involved in every conversation when she is gone.


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[MrGoat]

Originally Posted by -dustin

wife just got a promotion at work that'll have her traveling 2 - 3 days a week, typically. this week was the first.

almost feel like it's normal, though with the promotion, the away time will be much more consistent than when we were running the team. i usually end up ordering out and watching war-related movies. i don't get bored, and i enjoy the chill time, but i prefer her being home. will probably pick the guitar back up. guitar and legos.

Congrats on her promotion!! I am the guy that fiddles around outside on something pretty much everyday during daylight hours (even when she is home) so I take the time she is gone to do what I want to do in the house. Just organized one of the two shelves of cookbooks by author and size.


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[MrGoat]

Originally Posted by 77T

Sure, there's something that hasn't been mentioned.

Free, asynchronous online learning - in all sorts of areas. And now is the best time to try something out of your "mainstream".

You might find an untapped better way of spending time and broadening the mind.

There are several top notch universities doing it on EdX. You can audit free - or do a cert for a small fee:
https://www.edx.org/school/edx


Also, Ivy League: https://pll.harvard.edu/catalog/free




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I really need to invest some time into this. Second time you’ve recommended it to me!!

Please don’t stop, I need the kick to the tail!!


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[MrGoat]

Originally Posted by 1William

I just get into my routine. Exercise, read, eat, sleep. Repeat.

I run when something is chasing me. I should probably work on that.


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[Rock]

My wife has never been away from home, with or without the kids (who have now flown the nest anyhow). I have often been away for week(s) for work and always missed the family a lot. When our Daughter is once again living in Australia I might encourage her to go visit and have some Mother/Daughter time. I will jump into the car and go visit an old mate who lives several hours North of here and who I have not seen for 35 years.

[Easy E]

Originally Posted by MrGoat

I run when something is chasing me. I should probably work on that.


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Yeah, better to stand your ground.

[JasoninDenver]

Two nights apart and I begin to have problems sleeping without her there. Thankfully, that rarely happens. When I am to e (boys MTB trip to the desert usually) it is her time to binge watch Harry Potter movies for the tousandth time.

[330ci]

I love the company of my partner but she would rather we only see each other on the weekends, no interest in living together, marriage, etc.

I imagine we break up once we finish this house project. Sucks being in a relationship with someone you’re willing to marry when you realize you’ve got the lifespan of a pair of shoes in their life

To answer your question though, I really am not all that fond of the alone time. We used to spend every non working moment together and loved it.

When I agreed to watch over her dad’s property while it went through probate, the agreement was that she would come here every weekend and if not I would go downstate. But we live in Michigan and life happens. Last week her step dad passed away so she had to go be with her mom, this week I offered to go down state as we had a snow storm coming through here but she wanted me to stay up here since we were supposed to do some bathroom renovations together… now I'm stuck doing renovations alone all weekend and won’t get to see her for another week making it 3 weeks.



Hopefully there’s lots of sunshine, bike rides,and pleasure in our future these past 8 months have been incredibly tough

[Stan Cooper]

My S.O. (fifty three years and counting) can't travel anymore because of a genetic degenerative neurological condition (Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease) that severely limits mobility. There are never complaints, which is remarkable since if I were the patient I'm sure I'd be a real PITA. We have common interests and values, trust each other completely, and give each other space.

[emersm]

Originally Posted by Stan Cooper

My S.O. (fifty three years and counting) can't travel anymore because of a genetic degenerative neurological condition (Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease) that severely limits mobility. There are never complaints, which is remarkable since if I were the patient I'm sure I'd be a real PITA. We have common interests and values, trust each other completely, and give each other space.

Stan, you are a legend.

My best to you and your S.O.

[elau1958]

I am the one never home in my household, business travel at least 4 days (most likely 6) a week and it's been my career all my life. We do Face Time nightly unless I am overseas.

I have the whole house to myself (never have kids) and I pretty much do my routine as if I am on the road when she is out of town to visit with her friends. I cook for myself when I am home alone since I eat out so much. In many ways I do enjoy having the house to myself.