Dear Annie: My boyfriend is spending too much time with his friends and not enough with me

Annie Lane suggests today's reader try shifting the narrative with her boyfriend if she'd like to spend more time together.

I’ve tried talking to him about it, but he insists that he needs his “guy time” and that it doesn’t mean he loves me any less. I understand the need for personal space, but I still feel sort of forgotten when he goes out all the time without me. I’ve suggested we find a balance where he can still see his friends but also spend quality time with me, but he brushes it off and says I’m being too clingy.

Since talking directly hasn’t worked, try shifting the conversation a bit. Instead of saying, “You’re always with your friends,” frame it around your relationship goals. You could say something like, “I’d really love for us to have a date night once a week.”

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