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Yesterday, I was quite sure I was happy in my relationship. I went home to my parents' for the night, and I couldn't sleep. I don't really text people often, but I like texting him good night, good morning, or sending him an e-mail about random things when I can't sleep. In the past, he'd reply to them. Now, I don't think he notices them at all. He reminds me that he's always been bad at texting and general communication (not the case when we were first dating, of course). In the home, we barely talk. He's off playing games, I'm off playing my own games or reading. He unglues himself from the screen for a second or two to touch my arm every once in a while, but aside from that, he waits for me to act.

I've talked about this with him several times before. This is usually what our arguments boil down to. It almost always ends with him saying that I stress him out by being so miserable, or by needing so much attention. The thing is, I had never considered myself high maintenance. I had relationships where the other was always happy to hold my hand while they were doing their thing, and in general show affection without my having to ask.

It doesn't happen all the time, of course, but it happens about 80% of the time. With the new year starting, I'm not sure what to do. It's not that I'm miserable; yeah, I'd rather do my own thing, too, but if we're doing our own thing all the time, what's the point of a relationship? My question is, do all relationships get to this point? If it does, I may as well stay in this one.

Thanks for anyone who read through this. I've asked friends before but I'm afraid that I'm being annoying to them, too.
<bot>: 80% of the time I need to request affection from my boyfriend, who sometimes responds with annoyance; do all relationships get to the point where you need to do this?