Selfishness

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Hi, I'm sorry I didn't know where else to post this, but something happened today and I don't really understand it.

I always have weekends off, my boyfriend rarely does, but he does this weekend. He knows that sometimes I have trouble when this happens, because I get most of my alone time to recharge. he knows this and tries to be a good sport about it, even though I can tell he takes it personally. T

This weekend however, went great, and I was telling him that. He was touched for a moment, but than he said
"Of course your happy this weekend, we spent it only doing things you want to do"

He apologized afterward and I can tell he felt very bad, but I could also tell he meant it too.

Does that mean I'm selfish? I try to do things for him too, but he can tell I'm forcing myself. Is this messed up? I just feel like I'm in an emotional spiral of confusion. Can anyone help me figure this out?

hiya SciFi welcome to the club you have got to figure out which is better for you- to have a BF that you have to keep at arm's length so you can recharge your batteries, or to compromise recharging your batteries for the sake of your BF's happiness, or to not have a BF at all.

I think a good & balanced ideal relationship is one where both compromise an equal amount & meet in the middle. But there are things that you & him can have a harder time compromising on than others & you each have your own perspective. Selfishness is only caring about what you want & not caring about the wants or needs of the other so your not selfish if you feel bad about it & want/wish you could change. Finding the balance between your need for time to recharge & him not feeling like he's doing a majority of the compromising may be very difficult & unfortunately I don't have any tips on how to do it sense I'm still trying to find that exact balance with my girlfriend; we're both Aspies who have things besides Aspergers