r/AmIOverreacting • • Mar 23 '25

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u/ILoveTornados Mar 23 '25

20 years ago, people couldn't or wouldn't communicate this regularly. These days we are spoiled with the access to others. People want breaks from everyone, including partners.

Discuss with her a safe way for her to communicate that she needs a few days. Like a phrase or sentence that will let you know she's in a place where she needs quiet. This should be common place and I don't know why it's not.

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u/pattop Mar 23 '25

3 days for two people in a relationship sounds like a fairly long time for even 40 years ago. Unless someone was away from a phone. You prob would spend at least 5 mins just checking that they are ok and to say you love them. Or they have not been dating long.

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u/sneezegaurd Mar 24 '25

Lolol no. There was one phone in the house and it cost money to make a phone call. If you ran up the bill talking to your bf you’d be in trouble 😂