My long distance boyfriend works with a pest control service that is family-owned. This involves a lot of traveling around, spraying, walking, climbing, crawling, and just all around physical job. Since it is a family business and his job is on salary, he will often work 12 or more hour days. I know he is tired, but he is also getting a little older. If he has a really busy day he will go to bed at 830 and wont call. But sometimes he won’t go to bed until late and still won’t call… and he picks up the phone sometimes when I do. I’m just wondering if its normal for a 29 year old man to start going to bed earlier, and if its reasonable to expect that we talk on the phone every or most nights(since it is long distance). He does, however, call me often throughout the workday and for 20 or 30 minutes at a time every so often. Can’t do it all the time. But should I feel bad that most of his talk time is when hes at work (and is forced to be awake, etc)?
He seems to think if he gets the time in earlier it doesnt matter. I’m not saying we never talk in the evenings, but that we don’t as much as the first 6 or 7 months of the relationship when we talked almost every night. We have known each other a long time so is this just a natural progression?