Time Out

I have this friend, she's super cool and we get along great.  We are a lot alike, except in one aspect....

Lately she has relayed to me that she and her husband are wanting to start a family.  They believe that as a couple, they're relationship needs to be really strong before they have a baby, which I completely agree.  So she has told me recently that she has had to "give up" some friendships and cut back her hours at work in order for this to happen.  

That makes me sad for her.  I don't think having a child, or attempting to strengthen a relationship to have a child requires that kind of sacrifice.  

So lately she has been calling me and texting me non-stop.  I am a people person and very outgoing, but I cannot stand seeing too much of someone.  I am sorry, it wears me out.  Every time she wants to hang out it's like a marathon of friendliness.  She wants to meet for breakfast, work out, eat lunch and then lay out, for example.  

I used to be like this with one person and one person only, my best friend Nikki.  Nikki and I were inseparable in college.  We lived together and did everything together.  We were a package deal, you don't get one without the other.  I have never been like that with anyone else and I don't see it happening again.  I think I grew out of it, to be honest.  

I feel bad for feeling this way about my new friend, but I honestly feel like it's not healthy.  I think she's just plain bored with her life right now because of the other issues with having a baby.  I guess I just don't know how to relay to her that I am not a super hangy outie kind of person.  I like my space and my me time.