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My husband won?t stop talking (by Sparky)
My husband won?t stop talking
I?ll preface this by saying I?m 8 months pregnant so my hormones are OTT - but every morning I (F 37) look forward to an hour of silence before our 2 other kids wake up and it?s imperative to my sanity. Since my husband (M 43) started waking up early he uses that time to talk to me about work, his friends, his hobbies, conversations he?s had, things he?s excited about, etc. While I love his enthusiasm I?m much more introverted and like to have mornings to reflect and lately it seems like those moments are so rare and in order to reclaim them I?d have to wake up at 5am which I refuse to do. All other times are virtually impossible with 2 toddlers in the mix. I?ve communicated it in many ways that I really need that time to myself but he either takes it personally and gets defensive and shuts down or says he understands but then just goes back to being a chatter box. We?ve been together for 15 years and have had wonderful connections over the years - and we always have good conversations every night for dinner so I don?t understand why that?s not enough to engage in a healthy dose of conversing. I just want to relax and sit in silence sometimes. How do I address this recent annoyance effectively? Any genuine advice greatly appreciated.
Tl;dr My husband is much more extroverted than me and though I love the balance and our time together, I cherish alone time in the morning which has now been taken over with his endless stories and chatty mouth.
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I?ll preface this by saying I?m 8 months pregnant so my hormones are OTT - but every morning I (F 37) look forward to an hour of silence before our 2 other kids wake up and it?s imperative to my sanity. Since my husband (M 43) started waking up early he uses that time to talk to me about work, his friends, his hobbies, conversations he?s had, things he?s excited about, etc. While I love his enthusiasm I?m much more introverted and like to have mornings to reflect and lately it seems like those moments are so rare and in order to reclaim them I?d have to wake up at 5am which I refuse to do. All other times are virtually impossible with 2 toddlers in the mix. I?ve communicated it in many ways that I really need that time to myself but he either takes it personally and gets defensive and shuts down or says he understands but then just goes back to being a chatter box. We?ve been together for 15 years and have had wonderful connections over the years - and we always have good conversations every night for dinner so I don?t understand why that?s not enough to engage in a healthy dose of conversing. I just want to relax and sit in silence sometimes. How do I address this recent annoyance effectively? Any genuine advice greatly appreciated.
Tl;dr My husband is much more extroverted than me and though I love the balance and our time together, I cherish alone time in the morning which has now been taken over with his endless stories and chatty mouth.
Source.
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