Finally a night alone...
 Talk About Marriage
  The Marriage Advice and Relationship Help Forums
  right
Forums - Online Counseling - For Therapists - Link to Us - Advertise  

    A Public Forum Provided by The Family & Marriage Counseling Directory
Register FAQ Community Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read


General Relationship Discussion Although anyone can post anywhere on Talk About Marriage, this section is for people interested in general relationship and marriage advice.

Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Search this Thread
Old 05-23-2012, 08:40 PM   #1 (permalink)
Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: West Reading, PA
Posts: 273
Default Finally a night alone...

So our son is away at camp till friday... my wife is enrolled in an on line college. Tonight... no homework. So we walk around the local mall... buy her shoes for graduation... get some ice cream... get home. On goes the Yankees game and off to facebook. I miss my wife . So here I am looking for something to do. I know... I should say something... but I hoped she'd want to spend time with me because SHE wants to. These are the things that make me feel empty. You can read about the Yankees tomorrow... Facebook will be there tomorrow... time alone with your spouse is hard to come by. I guess this will just be another opportunity wasted
Accipiter777 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-23-2012, 08:43 PM   #2 (permalink)
Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2012
Posts: 40
Default Re: Finally a night alone...

Don't say anything, DO something! If she brushes you off, then at least you can say that you tried.
alwaysoverwhelmed is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-23-2012, 09:17 PM   #3 (permalink)
Member
 
Dr. Rockstar's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: United States of AWESOME!
Posts: 446
Default Re: Finally a night alone...

I can relate. Because of certain circumstances, we're not legally allowed to let the kids out of sight other than school without prior authorization. So on those days when we do get a night off together (about once a month for us), it's sometimes hard to connect because our established routine is so vastly different. I think the key is this:
Quote:
On goes the Yankees game and off to facebook.
If you know ahead of time that you're going to have the evening together, take advantage of it. You don't have to bonk like rabbits or anything, just find a way to spend some time together. Play a board game, make supper together, check out the worst movie you can find on Netflix and make fun of it together. It doesn't have to be anything overtly sexual. Just finding a way to reconnect with your wife will be enough.
Dr. Rockstar is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-23-2012, 11:48 PM   #4 (permalink)
Member
 
Join Date: May 2012
Posts: 49
Default Re: Finally a night alone...

Quote:
Originally Posted by Dr. Rockstar View Post
Play a board game, make supper together, check out the worst movie you can find on Netflix and make fun of it together. It doesn't have to be anything overtly sexual. Just finding a way to reconnect with your wife will be enough.
Doing lame stuff like that is great when you don't have the blue balls. This guy needs to get LAID.
intrigid is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-26-2012, 10:38 AM   #5 (permalink)
Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: West Reading, PA
Posts: 273
Default Re: Finally a night alone...

So after she put on the game, and fired up facebook I came up to my computer, posted the gripe... 20 minutes later she came up and asked if I was gonna come back down stairs... So I did.
Accipiter777 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-27-2012, 08:38 AM   #6 (permalink)
Member
 
bandit.45's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Arizona
Posts: 6,001
Default Re: Finally a night alone...

I f**king hate FB.
bandit.45 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-27-2012, 03:18 PM   #7 (permalink)
Member
 
frustr8dhubby's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2010
Posts: 819
Default Re: Finally a night alone...

Quote:
Originally Posted by bandit.45 View Post
I f**king hate FB.
I second that...
frustr8dhubby is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are Off


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Went out on a date night last night... coldshoulder Sex in Marriage 31 07-11-2012 05:19 PM
Is it finally over? Nsweet Life After Divorce 4 06-14-2012 10:27 AM
I finally just cant do this Komaki Coping with Infidelity 15 05-28-2012 04:14 PM
He is gone.....finally raising5boyz Life After Divorce 8 05-26-2012 10:22 AM
Its finally come down to this..... onemorethought The Ladies' Lounge 5 10-20-2011 05:18 PM

Member Area

Find a Therapist:


Sponsor Ads





Get The Family & Marriage Counseling Directory Help Guide via Email:
Name:
Email:




All times are GMT -5. The time now is 01:25 AM.



Copyright 2007 - 2013 © Talk About Marriage