So this all happened last weekend (and I hope it's appropriate to post here but I feel like I really learned something, first hand), a little backstory: my boyfriend had a really stressful week last week. As in working from 5.30am to 9.30pm some days. Crazy, right? I on the other hand was home all week with a concussion being bored out of my mind because technically I wasnt allowed to watch TV, read, or be on the computer. And I just really wasnt sure what I could do.

So friday night rolls around and we havent really talked all week. I missed him and I have to admit I was craving attention from him. He went out with his buddies to unwind and just let go and I was annoyed. Why couldnt he even spend 5 minutes on the phone with me? So not fair. I bugged him some more on saturday and it really wasnt good. We talked some and he was annoyed which just made me super insecure and feeling overwhelmed in a way. I actually thought about posting for advice on here. And then I stopped myself and just started to think about what kind of advice I would give someone in my position asking what to do.

And it dawned on me. I know it took waaaay to long but I noticed how i never once bothered to look at his side of the story. He was stressed out, overworked and tired. He needed time to himself. And I sure as hell wasn't his soft place to land but a really big pain in the ass. I apologized to him and he playfully insulted me (yay!).

We had a short conversation on sunday (the next day) but he still needed his time and so I tried to just let him do his thing. I was finally allowed to leave the house on monday and went to the gym really pushing myself. it felt great (they tell people there that you should be able to finish all your reps. not sure if that's right or not but physically not being able to and pushing myself to the limit felt good) and afterwards he and I started talking about the gym and working out and now everything is back to normal. he has stated before that sometimes he will isolate himself but it's never happened in our relationship so I kind of forgot and freaked out.

i learned this week to listen more, trust him more, to relax and to try and see things from his point of view more often.