How do I(M27) explain to my girlfriend (F23) to go to bed?
TLDR: I no longer have alone time late at night and I’m not happy about it.
We’ve just started living together full time in a new house I’ve rented, but had spent every weekend together in my last house. I downsized from a run down two story three bedroom to a shotgun style duplex with a total of four rooms.
It’s perfect for us and is in much nicer shape than where I was living at, but the old house had an open concept master bedroom upstairs that I could fit my gaming setup as well as my bedroom in. In the new house, I use our primary TV in the living room to game on. Previously, my girlfriend could go lay in my bed while I stayed up for another hour or so to play video games, but now she lays on our couch with me instead.
I’m not annoyed by her presence, we’re very much in love and I never want to be without her. However I’m a pretty solitary person outside of her and have a stressful job with long-ish hours. After I get home, it’s usually 3-4 hours of us cooking dinner, hanging out, and generally being joined at the hip. I really enjoy this time, but I loved having that time alone while she slept, but I think if I try to tell her that it’ll hurt her feelings which I really don’t want to do.