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In mature relationships, the time spent together is almost always more important as the time spent apart, as this is where couples really get to know the other person through their interactions, stories, the way they each handle different life scenarios and so on.
How about the time spent apart? Just how important is it that we each have our own time and space for ourselves? In this case, just how important is it for the women to give this obligatory time and space to their man, and what does it actually do for him, the woman and the relationship in general?
Men think that a little time spent apart from each other is good because it gives us some space to freely think of other stuff and without the pressure of having our partner next to us while we're thinking. It also makes us treasure the times spent together much more as we will miss our partner much more, as they say, "absence makes the heart grow fonder", right?
For a man, this matter unfortunately is of utmost importance and this trait is not at all new. In fact, it dates back to our prehistoric ancestors. During the Stone Age, where cavemen and cavewomen were busy figuring out what to do with civilization, the men would usually go out and do the hunting, while the women will be taking care of the young. There is a strong theory by researchers that as the main 'breadwinner', the men would go out and hunt for a big animal either for his family or his village, and right after a successful hunt, he would come back and just sit in front of the fire and stare at it for hours.
This act of 'fire gazing' is equivalent and often compared to today's modern version of men knocking off from a hard day's work, go out and visit the pub or at home to crack open a beer and just stare aimlessly into the television; it doesn't matter what's on it.
It's just an important hour (or 4), for him to drink, get a slight buzz, to think about the day's activities or possibly about the near future, to count his blessings, to secretly whine about other things while he's at it. It's basically a way for him just reflect about the day or life in general.
So because it is a necessary part of his life and it will do him good, it is imperative that the ladies respect this. The sooner she understands that it is just an essential part of his day for him to have his 'alone-time', the sooner he'll get into it, the sooner he will also snap out of it and he'll be quickly back into your arms for a cuddle or two for the night which means it's a good cycle for any relationship to have.
