At least for the ones that have been or are in them?
Is it sad that I asked this same question on a different forum exactly two years ago? And after I read it, nothing was any different in my life (except now I travel more and have less time).
I don't understand where I would ever find the time for a relationship, unless I change my life drastically. And even then, I would probably fall short time wise like I do now. Between my job, volunteering, working on projects, grocery shopping, watching TV, Internet, visiting family, traveling, sleeping, exercising, eating, shopping, reading, laundry, and cleaning; I probably only have 1 hour a week when I have nothing to do. When I was in school it wasn't much better, but I did have some friends I did stuff with that took up some time. I would often go to bed at 3-4am and get up at 7am back then too. I understand there are a few items that could be done together with your gf/bf, but I have to get stuff done and stay on schedule and I would be afraid that I would have to work in their to do items into my schedule as well. I know that I spend quite a bit of time on-line (~28 hours a week maybe), but if I reduce that to 7, I would need to give back the other 21 hours to sleep, cleaning, and just basic organization (my bedtime should be 10pm, but it is 2am right now). Yes, it would be better, but I don't think it is the solution. Is it true that if I was in a relationship I would have less of a need to go on-line? And what other things would change in my schedule? Which ones would get worse?
The biggest question is, how much time do you spend on the phone, writing e-mails, going out to restaurants, parties, cooking meals, taking walks in the park, talking to them on the couch, grocery shopping, hanging out, and in bed (sleeping or not sleeping
).
The poll should have been
1-5
5-15
15-35
35+
And that doesn't count the time you are a sleep next to each other, although that would be nice.