"Me" time

This is largely aimed at those unlucky enough like myself who still have to work. The retired contingient have all the time in the world.
However, perhaps those members may still require some respite from their other halves occasionally....

I work nocturnal hours and come the weekend I find it absolutely essential to find some time to chill out and relax; time to just wind down with a few beers or relax at home with a good movie. In the afternoons during the week I can disappear to the gym.

This morning though I was virtually dragged out of bed at 9.30am to go shopping. No I wasn't being lazy to only rise at that late hour, I was up most of the night because of my body clock playing up.
But whilst out shopping I was grumpy and grouchy and just wanted to get it all over with, get back home and plonk myself at my PC. By myself. On my own. Nobody else bothering me.

Is it sometimes too much to ask to be wanting some well-earned time to yourself? Should you need anybody's permission? Is it selfish of us?

Catch your replies tonight, I'll going out for a pint

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All my lot have gone away for the weekend so I can have two days alone to calm and do what I want. I could kiss the lot of them I really needed this time alone. Next weekend we will all go and leave my husband here alone so he gets two days to do exactly what he wants too.

It's treasured time even if it is just an hour but two days is absolute luxury.

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Isn't is just, Julie? Have a lovely weekend

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Me Time is essential in a healthy partnership.
I'd feel stifled otherwise.

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You have to be allowed it first presumably?

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That was never a feature of my marriage. If she wanted to go shopping I made it very clear that I was under no obligation to go with her, ever. If I offered to go, fine.

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Tachyon, l always preferred going shopping on my own. My ex husband hated it and would say, ‘Yes’ to anything l asked his opinion about. He just wanted it done and out. That would cause a row and he would stomp out of the store and linger outside, like he was planning to rob it!

I see some men with their wives/partners in supermarkets now and you can tell they don’t really want to be there.
I love, the couples that have a row about whether to purchase an item or not.

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I've never yet figured out why women want their husband to come shopping with them in the first place, Artangel. OK, I get it if it's for the weekly shop, as I was happy to help her home with heavy bags but otherwise I wasn't interested. I most definitely never asked her along if I was shopping for something.

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Surely shops are where items can be bought? You know what you want, go to the shop, look at the item (which you’ve probably viewed online anyway), purchase item, leave shop and gone (probably back home).

No point in looking in every shop in the precinct and then going back to the first one to purchase the item, what a waste of time that is!

The personal view of a mere male – just saying!

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Im nearly always alone but find it hard to relax sometimes. I planned on having a quiet weekend and that's mostly come true other than my culinary mishap (see other thread).