I've realized over the course of the last few years that I like to have time to myself. I probably never really got much of a chance to know this until I had a long period of time that was not to myself. Lately, I've had that chance both in college and in having a girl friend during college.
The first quarter of my college experience was spent in dorms, so I didn't get too much alone time there, but I could always leave and go somewhere quiet to just relax and think about things. This last half of my college experience Joy has been around, and she's a bit harder to escape at times. I don't really notice this all the much, because I do manage to get quite a bit of time to myself or with friends during school, but now school is out and Joy is spending Saturday through Monday at my place, because she is not allowed to stay at Keys over the holiday break.
So, she is here, in my house most of the time, and to make matters worse she is inviting friends over to reshape chocolate in my kitchen. This wouldn't be so bad, but I am a pretty "territorial" guy. I like my space to be my space. This is really offensive to people who like every space to be everyone's space though. So, we are getting in each other's way and I'm not too happy because when I wake up I have someone standing at the end of the hallway pointing out evidence of how successful my roach baiting system has been and strongly suggesting that I rid the halls of said evidence.
There are, of course, more things than just those causing problems, but they probably don't need to be rehashed.
Basically, I think that I will probably always want to have some space to myself. Hopefully, I manage to find someone who respects that and is willing to honor my desire too.