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How much time do you spend with your spouse?

hablur
hablur
I am curious about this as I thought I spent enough time with my spouse and family but apparently my wife feels I don't so I am curious how it is for others.

Basically I spend time with them after work until 8-9 when we get our son down then I go off on my own into our office.During the weekends they have me all day until about 8 to 10.

My wife likes TV but I frankly don't so I normally go up to the computer room at night after our son is put to bed. I don't know what would be considered normal in this situation. It is my time after my son goes to bed as far as I am concerned. I wonder if it is because she doesn't interact with anyone during the day. She sleeps a lot on certain days and other days she picks at being a SAHM.

Am I being selfish for wanting that time to myself at night? Please let me know.
deleted_user
deleted_user
I think that every person, no matter whether a MI is involved needs time on their own. Everyone needs space to do their own thing.
I don't think you are selfish at all.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Love you Avalanche. Can you tell my wife that one please??? I like you too Hablur, but if I said, love you then my manhood would be called into question so I used her instead.
deleted_user
deleted_user
You know Hablur, I sometimes think that you are me typing there because you say things that are so freaking similar that it is scary. It is almost as though we have the same life and do the same things.
deleted_user
deleted_user
You know Hablur, I sometimes think that you are me typing there because you say things that are so freaking similar that it is scary. It is almost as though we have the same life and do the same things and are married to the same person.
deleted_user
deleted_user
That's strange, it posted twice.
hablur
hablur
We just may be the same person Cody. I have to laugh that someone is living my life. So is my life any good for you? LOL. Wanna trade?? ROFLMAO... ok I dont know why but that just cracked me up.

Thanks Avalanche. I appreciate the comment. As you know most of us do ten times what is required of normal spouses, and we still need to eek out time for ourselves.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Sure, let's trade off. We should go on Wife Swap on TV. After a few weeks with another spouse, you and I would become good lush buddies. Our wives will be bashing us on national TV and we would be three sheets to the wind enjoying it knowing that there is a stinking thing we can do about it.
hablur
hablur
LOL, Cody you crack me up.
deleted_user
deleted_user
No you are not selfish. You need time too. your son is asleepand all is wel. Take time for you~
deleted_user
deleted_user
I don't know, with all the crap I put up with, diving into a pool with no water appeals to me for some reason.
deleted_user
deleted_user
head first and without my arms extended
deleted_user
deleted_user
thank you all for continuing to post....i do more reading then posting here.

OMGS thanx for the joking!!!! this stuff can get really heavy and it's nice to have a laugh mixed in.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Cody, at least you can keep your sense of humour - without that we are all lost :)
deleted_user
deleted_user
I would be a drooling catatonic if I didn't keep my sense of humor.
deleted_user
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I get accused of loving my computer more than anything else in the world. But, I try to explain that it doesn't require anything of me or talk back.
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