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female
age
51-59,
*s so confused
writes:Hi, my husband and I have only been married for 1 1/2 months. He has said on more than one occasion that I am basically smothering him and he needs space. He works in the mornings from about 6:30 am till 4pm and get home around 5 or 5:30 pm, I leave for work at about 9:30 pm because I work overnight so I see him for about 4 hrs at night during the week, does this seem a little strange or is it just me?
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reader, CindyCares  +, writes (24 April 2010):
 It depends how you act during those 4 hours.
If you want his constant attention, if you are always kissing and hugging him, if you want to chat non-stop,if you follow him around the house, then yes, he may feel smothered.
I am not accusing you of being the clingy type or of making a nuisance of yourself. I am just saying that often males show less need for affection and physical contact than women- and that anyway everybody is different as for their needs of closeness and emotional intimacy.
Maybe you are anxious about the little time you've got to spend together and feel somehow you should make the best of it,- don't worry. Quality of time is more important than quantity.
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