Re: Having someone in your life.
I don't know why your post makes me chuckle, JimmyKimble. I don't know.
Probably because I was thinking of something very similar today. I was thinking about how one feels about their control over their lives when they start a relationship. I have noticed that when I include people in my life to get my stuff done, there is a lot more chaos, a lot more can go wrong because there are more variables. When its just me, there are limited variables, limited number of changes that have a higher probability of taking place. When I started my relationship, I didn't have any of that chaos emerge. I don't know why. But my SO keeps saying that ever since we started going out, he has faced more variables/changes in his life.
Both your question and my wondering have to do with the amount of control you feel the need for vs. the exploratory nature. I am a bit more exploratory when it comes to us, which means that I was more than happy to explore my life, with him in the picture. But he likes his daily life to be a bit more predictable, which it wasn't, moreso because I was exploring him, us, me, my life, his life etc. more in the beginning of the relationship.
When it comes to being quiet, it has to do with different temperaments. I guess it takes some getting used to. I had to learn to leave him alone for a good part of the day, for him to feel more in control of his day.
Though, a silent span of a couple days, in my opinion, is long. Ok, another example. My SO and I often take breaks. These breaks help us refocus our time and attention on ourselves. We especially need those if we start feeling that we're not as much in touch with our own selves. Over the course of our relationship, I have needed those a lot less than he has. He needs more time for himself.
For you, its hopefully just a habit that you can take care of. But if it doesn't happen too often, you might be fine with it, as long as the other person recognizes your need for it - which would be difficult to do and will require you to be patient as well.