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The problem with relationships and chronic fatigue?

Spending time together is an element of my partner's day, after work, cooking, housekeeping, etc. For me it's the only highlight of the day, the only event that feels like I have a purpose, what I'm pretty much just waiting around for the rest of the day while she's busy with all those other things.

Of course I don't expect a healthy person to give up everything else, but this difference in perspective and meaning of "us time" tends to create enough friction to stop any bonding progress before it really gets anywhere.

That was my realization of today. Now I need to figure out how to deal with this. But first: sleep. (If I can put my thoughts on this on hold for long enough.)
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This is exactly what I've been trying to tell my man for two years now. I just haven't been able to find the right words for it.

Yes, I know that work gets busy and he might not be able to chat to me then... or he might be too tired after work - but I really look forward to and enjoy the little chats we do have because they are the highlight of what would be an otherwise long and dreary day.

He doesn't understand how much I look forward to him finishing work so that we can just talk about the average day to day stuff - or things that I don't understand... if it matters to him, then it matters to me, too and I will try to find a way to understand.