Originally Posted by JoshA

I am so sorry Silas

Thank you.

His passing was a while ago. His Mum and I have become very close, and we have both moved on to a certain extent.

Originally Posted by karleep

I am very very independent lol I need a lot of time to myself and guys who want to be together alllllll the time really bug me. I am not cold or insensitive, I just like space. not being clung onto a lot. I could go 4 weeks without seeing my partner for sure

Originally Posted by MoxieBravo

I'm very independent and some of my relationships in the past have ended because of it. I like my alone time and my personal space and don't like to be smothered. Had one relationship where I wished he would go away for 4 weeks before.

I like my space also, but 4 weeks would be tough knowing he's so close. People wonder how I can handle this kind of relationship and my need for space is precisely why. Traveling salesman, trucker, oil rig worker - I always thought I could stay married forever in one of those situations because while they are around you get to COMPLETELY enjoy them and then they GO AWAY and I can miss them but still have my space.

When I heard this song I realized this is completely me.

I see my boyfriend most days, and we stay over at each other's houses pretty much every other night, sometimes more. It's rare that we will go more than a night without seeing each other. It suits us fine but lately we've been trying to give each other more space. We're still very much in the 'honeymoon phase' at the moment (we've been together around 6 months) and what with it being the Summer (we're both students), I don't think the amount of time we spend together is a big issue at the moment. I imagine that once uni starts up again in September we will both be busier anyway. He's going away for two weeks at the end of this month and I think I'm going to find it especially hard because I am very dependant on him. There is no way on earth we would go four weeks!

Originally Posted by bubblelishis25

I just got home from dinner with friends and we had a discussion about how often one sees their significant other. I base this question on the preface that your significant other is not incarcerated or deployed, something with a long commitment that they will be away, this question came about with her living 50 yards from her boyfriend. Could you go 4 weeks without seeing your significant other? I surely could not, even if we had opposite schedules, I would find a way. If he was in the same city, I would need that interaction.

To me if you were in the same area/city but did not want (because it is a CHOICE) to see your significant other, then you either have your priorities screwed or they are not a priority, words mean nothing without actions to me. I have always been one to take note more of your actions than your words. People can say one thing but actions rarely betray given enough time.

I could easily go without seeing my significant other but i would never make that choice if given the chance, because they are and would be my priority, even with the busy lives we could be both living at any given time, so like you would find a way.

I always think about some who rarely visit family in prison making finances as an excuse. I am talking those who do not see their partner/brother/sister etc for 5 years or more living in the same country. To me that is an excuse, i would find a way even if i had to clean toilets day and night. Even if you saved $10 a month, or $2.50 a week for 5 years, you could do it, no excuses! Obviously i am talking finances not health issues etc. I always think about that when i hear people tell me they have not had a visit.......

I live with my husband, and not seeing him everyday would suck. Every spring he has to go away for work, and even though we spend all our free time together on Skype its not the same. Its also not about intimacy or having someone to share chores with, its about knowing that I am not alone that someone has my back, you know?

I am a person who likes to handle things, I like having a plan and preparing for unexpected out comes, some might say I have OCD. I do enjoy some alone time, just to contemplate things too but to wait a month to see my significant other, I would hate it.