A Woman’s Need For Time Alone
I remember something Oprah once told me (and the rest of her viewers.) When people tell you something about themselves, believe them. Her italics, not mine.
When they tell you they like things super neat, believe them. When they tell you they don’t like to talk in the morning, believe them. When they tell you they have a little control issue, believe them.
I tell people I need privacy.
I can’t understand when they don’t understand why.
So here’s the question:
Over 80 years ago, Virginia Woolf introduced a daring concept: A Woman Needs Time Alone.
It is 2010, many complicated generations later. How are we fulfilling that need amidst all the clamoring others?
How are we fulfilling that need amidst all the clamoring others?
Jn deed – How and how often and proactively – or are they s “stolen ” moments when there is noOne home ( yahoo ) or when you stay home and they go out? Or Maybe a whole weekend -No secret here – publicly seeking solitude
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This is a constant pull for me. I have been married for 32 years to a truly gentle man. I made it known early in our relationship that I need solitude. He gets it and doesn’t make a fuss about it when I take time away, but I STILL find it very hard to take leave. He is now retired, I run my own business which requires me to be gone most days. I find when I have a day off, I don’t want to be here with my husband (he is a 5 star home body!). I just want some time alone! Why is it so hard for us to take the time we need?!