Does spending time away from your boyfriend or girlfriend or needing space mean you love them any less?

[Anonymous]

[Finchie40]

Only if space is taken on good terms , meaning if you and your partner know you love each other and there isn’t any conflict between you 2 , if a partner demands space when things haven’t been the greatest then that usually isn’t a good thing, someone that loves you shouldn’t want to be without you for long. Why it’s best to communicate with your partner before making any decisions , Just because you might think everything is fine and dandy your partner might think otherwise , you should always wear your partners shoes like they should be wearing yours , it has nothing to do with insecurities it comes down to respect for each other , insecurities only arise when things haven’t been good , If you are the type that thinks you can do what you want in a relationship then you are better off not being in a relationship , cuz if you can’t prioritize your partner don’t think they will prioritize you , Love only grows when 2 people remove selfishness for each other and respect each other and sacrifice for one another , , Excluding your partner only adds fire into a relationship , your partner should never feel excluded , When you start excluding your partner be prepared for them to exclude you and double standards do not work

[ohshee]

It means one of two things either you're really contemplating on ending things or that you needed time to think about things but either way it's not good because it means you're in a moment of Despair and this is the last thing you can do you basically already have your mind made up but you're giving the other person an opportunity to either grow up or to change

[Queenjaileenxo]

No not at all if anything it's necessary men need space too and being away from there significant other is actually very healthy and keeps the relationship very exciting

[Anonymous]

No. I love him just as much whether we are next to each other or 1 million miles away.

[dustybiker]

Depends on the relationship. The people I matched less with I tended to want to spend less time with.

[AncientWisdom]

No that’s what smart couples do. Everyone needs a time of no distractions to recharge.

[Martha1996]

No it make them miss them more when get together it makes it better cause see them again is even if it’s an just few hours.

[SeanshterMonster]

No, everyone has their own life and sometimes needs some me time

[Asker]

I always try to explain this to my boyfriend I love spending time with him, he’s like my bestfriend but it has gotten so bad when I want or need space that I have to come up with every excuse in the book to get time to myself because he’ll make me feel horrible. He’ll say “How can you sleep without me? I can’t sleep without you.” “You obviously aren’t as attached to me as I am to you.” And he went through my phone and had me indefinitely share my location with him because he feels when I’m away or need space that I’m doing other things even when that’s not the case. Or he’ll say I’m acting different and switching up on him just because on a specific day I just want to be to myself.

[SeanshterMonster]

That's clingy to the point where it's bad. It's not bad to be a little clingy and want them and to be with them. Not so much where you need the other person to do basic things like sleep. You need to be straight and honest with him. You love him, but you feel smothered and just need some me time. He also needs me time to find a hobby to do.

[Kinkysportguy]

It means something is wrong and the relationship won't last.

[brezzybaby]

It just depends on why your spending so many times away

[IveGotNoName]

Everyone needs space, just not too much space.

[DCooper]

Yup, time heals all wounds.

[rabbitzzz]

If a girl does that then yes.

[Asker]

Even then it’s debatable. A woman when it comes to her feelings toward a man, her mind is made up before she makes a move so when she does she more than likely already lost feelings but it again depends on the situation. My ex was very abusive and I still loved him dearly and even now I hope he’s getting or has received the help he needed but there were times I would make up excuses to stay away not because I lost feelings but to keep myself safe. I knew that the more time I spent around him the more likely he would get physical with me. I felt uncomfortable being around him for a long period of time it got to a point where I felt unsafe around him even just for a few hours but I did care about him and still love him I just was no longer happy and very drained. So as I said any answer to a question like this is debatable.

[rabbitzzz]

Why was he abusive? What kind of abuse?

[Asker]

Well he grew up in a very toxic household. He saw his mom being abused by men and his mom would beat on him and his siblings as kids and the stories he told me in details made me cringe so I could imagine how traumatic it was for him to experience it. Does of that excuse his behavior? No

[Asker]

So he was physically abusive

[rabbitzzz]

He beat you for no reason. Yah no there is no excuse for his behavior. But sometimes abuser will try to justify their act but thinking the victim wronged them in someway. So I was trying to find out in his mind did you do anything wrong. And these are his perspective I am not saying you are wrong.

[Asker]

It could be smallest things and it happened. I can’t go into detail without writing An entire story. But it could be something as little as me saying thank you to another guy for holding the door open for me or him assuming I made eye contact with another guy or if he feels I’m against any opinion he has etc he would blow up at me. It got to a point I was scared to say or do anything because things a normal person wouldn’t get upset about he would. He was controlling but considered it him “caring” about me like when he didn’t want me wearing certain things.

[rabbitzzz]

Yah yah well he seems very insecure.

[Gingerguy33]

Nope everyone needs space

[jasco]

No some people just need space

[driven159]

means something is up and its never good

[Anonymous]

Ho can I miss her if she never goes away?

[BareTruth]

Depends why they need space

[slatyb]

No it doesn't.

[awkward_author]

Nope.

[SAMI_DABBAB]

Yes...

[In_Trance]

sometimes it does

[Hulk30]

not necessarily

[jimmy2]

No not really