I have been in some relationships that have ended because I need a little "alone time" each week. I really don't think that this is too much to ask, but you tell me. It seems that when I make this need known, women don't hear "I need to be alone", they hear "I don't want to be with you". Tell me some way to communicate the fact that I need some private time without making someone think that I am drawing away. I'm a very independent guy and have been for some time. I find that if I don't get some time to myself once in a while I will start to feel a little claustrophobic. I don't want to ignore this feeling because it will only grow until the point where I might say something I can't take back or don't mean. I don't want this to happen when I meet someone that I really want to hold onto.

you just need to find a woman with enough confidence to be able to let you go long enough and to realize your worlds shouldnt evolve around each other

Drink more beer...helps me

Thats right

Exactly; short and to the point; well said.

funny because I feel the same way. I see a guy just on the weekends..I love it that I can do as I please on the weekdays and get to spend the weekends with him. Kind of like living two seperate lives but getting my cake and eating it to.

and once you find this woman you will have a winner.

once upon a time I read "Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus". That book explained a lot of the differences between men and women

one of the things it said is that men are like cavemen emotionally. And periodically they have to retreat to their cave to process things. and women just have to understand that and let em and wait for em to come out

My friend, it takes a lot to understand women,Since the creation women do as they please God told Adam an Eve not to eat from the knowlege Tree and what happen it was de first thing Eve did, the Only woman that understand us is our Mothers and unless you turn and live or married another man, you'll live the rest of your life thinking what's wrong with me? Or better yet stay alone the rest of you miserable life, becaus if you need time to be alone then why complicate your life? stay alone. I never intent to ofend or hurt you, but if in any relation you need time to be alone they (woman), never will or try to understand you

Ok, so basically what I am hearing is that I am chumming around with women that are too dependent and can't understand the need for me to retreat every once in a while?

Sounds like what I really need is a DragonFlytat...

Can't do that friend. I'm not a quitter. Given the choice between not trying and die trying....I would rather take the hard way.

B*tches man!