Original Reddit post

I work from home every day. My wife is hybrid but has not been going in the office much at all. My kids are gone for the day at school and when my wife was going to the office more frequently, I at least felt like I had the house to myself for a bit for some quiet, even though I was technically working. I’m starting to feel a little smothered because sometimes I just want to sit down, not talk, not plan, not have to engage. Honestly, I just want some silence and/or time to myself. I’m not talking about hours at a time every day, I’m talking like 1 hour away from everything like 3 times a week in the evening or something. It doesn’t make sense for me to join a gym because I usually work out in the morning. I already take walks in the late evenings with my wife. I’m not the type of person to go hang at the bar randomly for a drink. I just don’t know what “thing” I can do to get away for a little bit. Do any of you feel this way sometimes, and what do you do to get some time to yourself? submitted by /u/jnkinone

Originally posted by u/jnkinone on r/AskMen