GF works ONE job, gets 8 hours sleep a night and is whining "I'm sooo tired!"

[MichaelD]

Just when you thought it was safe to get back on the net; out of the blue comes another copyrighted and patented MichaelD rant. No, it's not about my son's mom (Broomhilda) again. It's about, what else? My girlfriend, the slug.

I just want to smack her. :| Twice.

I just called my GF, thinking she'd be awake since she has to be at work in about 90 minutes....figured she'd be doing the shower/hair/dress thing. Thought I'd be a nice BF and give her the "good morning Pookie!" phone call.

But nooooooooo. She is still sleeping. And sounding mighty, mighty tired. I tried to give her a hard time with the whole "Wakey-wakey! Time to rise and shine my little bouncing ball of joy!" thing...she snored in my ear.

The woman works one job, gets twice as much.....no, make that THREE times as much sleep as I do and she's always whiny and "tired" and groggy. Not to say I'm not a walking zombie, b/c I absolutely AM, but man, if I got 1/2 the sleep she does, I'd be a bouncy-wouncy Tiggerr-type kinda guy! I work two jobs, I work Job#2 three nights a week and those days are 18-hour days, I get an average of 3.5 - 4 hours sleep per night and I still manage to get up on time and get up early on my days off to get stuff done.

On her days off, she'll sleep for 12 hours, then lounge on the couch for another 4 hours, then she'll complain "it's eight thirty PM and I didn't get a damn thing done today!" Really? Well crap, honey; you LAID ON THE FRIGGIN' COUCH UNTIL EIGHT O'CLOCK! Businesses close at FIVE PM...here's your Gift Certificate to The Clue Store...go get one, OK?

I'm just disgusted. Thanks for reading this far. Have a great freakin' day, allright?

 

[Geekbabe]

it sounds like she's depressed

Mike,much as I like you, I really think you need to do this poor woman a favor and just end the relationship.. the level of contempt you holdf for her comes across loud and clear

 

[Deeko]

Maybe she just needs alot of sleep. If I don't get 10 hours of sleep(which I don't, 90% of the time), I can't be truly chipper either, although i have to fake it at work.

 

[Legendary]

Sounds like she's used to getting a lot of sleep. Eventually if she establishes a sleep cycle she'll get used to it.

 

[AU Tiger]

She exercise? Maybe she needs to get out there and get the adrenaline going. I know a little exercise makes a huge difference in my energy levels.

 

[SpongeBob]

On her days off, she'll sleep for 12 hours, then lounge on the couch for another 4 hours, then she'll complain "it's eight thirty PM and I didn't get a damn thing done today!"

This sounds exactly like me on the weekends!

 

[SinnerWolf]

welcome to the chemical imbalance called....woman.

 

[Jzero]

She needs her beauty sleep to stay beautiful.
I've seen pictures of both of you.
I think you could use some beauty sleep, too, you bulldog.

 

[guyver01]

Originally posted by: MichaelD
Businesses close at FIVE PM...here's your Gift Certificate to The Clue Store...go get one, OK?

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA


can i use that????

 

[Barrak]

I hate you damn morning people, they should put all you

bouncy-wouncy Tiggerr-type

bastards on an island somewhere

 

[badluck]

dood, do yourself a favor and tell the bum how you feel and then dump her......I'd hate that.....

 

[MichaelD]

Originally posted by: guyver01

Originally posted by: MichaelD
Businesses close at FIVE PM...here's your Gift Certificate to The Clue Store...go get one, OK?

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA


can i use that????

Absolutely. I'd be honored! *bows*

Baff,
Deep down, I know you are right. I'll be honest; I don't want to be alone. I KNOW that is the wrong reason for staying in a relationship. I have had so many hope that she would turn herself around, but you can't make someone be the person you wish they were. I hope that makes sense. Too bad I give great advice to others, but can never follow my own, huh?


She does have many good points; no drink, no smoke, no drugs, NO KIDS, no cats (these things are important to ME) and those are the main reasons I stay with her. As twisted as it may sound, most of the time I'd rather put up w/her various mental problems than deal w/some bitchy new chick who has two cats, slutty girlfriends and an attitude. Know what I mean?

I don't have the time or the energy to go out and get another GF...not that I have trouble meeting women, but I am picky, hard to live with and VERy jaded and opinionated (not that you don't know that already

)

I'm also not a young stud anymore that can get out to the clubs all night, I am an older, semi-studly but EXPERIENCED stud. that peters-out by midnight...oh, to be young and stupider again!.

I'm just riding the pony until it dies, I guess. What will be will be.

 

[MichaelD]

I think you could use some beauty sleep, too, you bulldog.

Woof-woof. (That means "I agree with you") in Bulldog-ese.

 

[Jzero]

Originally posted by: MichaelD

I think you could use some beauty sleep, too, you bulldog.

Woof-woof. (That means "I agree with you") in Bulldog-ese.

You don't have to translate.
I speak the language, too

 

[lowtech1]

It could be many things.

It could be mental as you describe,
but it could be that she need more sleep,
but it is verylikely that she may have one or more physical problems below.
She may have thyroid problem (4% of the world population have thyroid condition),
or diabetes problem (25% of the world population are diabetic),
and it could be that she is allergic to something/somethings (such as wheat & dairy products)

Try cutting out wheat, dairy, sugar, coffee for a week or 2 to see if her condition improve (dairy intolerance @ 80%, and wheat is 25% of the world population ), and it is a good idea to for her to see doctors/specialists.

And, the best thing for you to do is to have more empathy & support for your gf.

Good luck!

[edit & add] - It could also be that she have an iron deficiency condition. [/edit]

 

[BigJohnKC]

Originally posted by: AU Tiger
She exercise? Maybe she needs to get out there and get the adrenaline going. I know a little exercise makes a huge difference in my energy levels.

I have to agree. For the longest time I've had terrible problems getting out of bed in the morning - even with 6 hours of sleep I wouldn't have the willpower to wake up. Now that I've been exercising every day after work, I'm up at 6 and into work by 7:15 every day the last two weeks. I feel more energized now than ever. Sadly, though,I just ate my second donut of the morning - those bastards had to put the box right outside my cubicle!

 

[Azraele]

I'd rather put up w/her various mental problems than deal w/some bitchy new chick who has two cats, slutty girlfriends and an attitude. Know what I mean?

I think you're assuming an awful lot here. Give your future girlfriend a chance before setting her into a stereotype.

If you know deep down that this woman isn't the right one for you, it's not fair to either of you to keep things going.

 

[StageLeft]

Some people are like that. I find that women need more sleep than men. Maybe not statistically but it always seems the girls who are having to go to bed at 10:00 and needing a sh*tload of sleep.

 

[dirtboy]

She could also have some kind of sleep disorder. When I wake up, I am more tired than when I went to bed...

 

[CrazyDe1]

Man, you're retarded...why does it matter to you how much sleep she gets? When I'm in school I'll regularly sleep in until 1. You're like my damn roommates who try to turn stereos up to wake me up and start talkin loudly in front of my door. You get up at whatever time u want, I'll get up at whatever time I want. I haven't been able to sleep in past 10 for the last 3 weeks, and how I'd give anything to just be able to not wake up because of an alarm for 2 days in a row...to sleep from 3 until 1 or something. I'm retarded if I don't get more than 5 hours of sleep a night...and semi retarded if I get less tahn 8...and I usually get about 6 and a half. Why would you want to get up on time on your days off? I'd be trying to get as much sleep as possible. You guys all think its some kind of problem bein tired after 8 hours of sleep..but if an alarm wakes u up day in and day out you're going to be tired. Its recommended that you get 8 or 9 hours of sleep a night anyways. She doesn't have a problem at all, she just likes to sleep.

 

[Viper GTS]

Take her to a doctor.

To add to the list of problems that could cause this, when I'm not on allergy medication I feel the exact same way. Sleep apnea also produces similar symptoms, they are never properly rested because they never enter REM sleep stages.

There are any number of legitimate medical reasons she could be feeling that way, don't hold it against her until you know it's laziness & not a physical problem.

Viper GTS

 

[hzl eyed grl]

I absolutely can't speak for everyone, but I've NEVER had a lot of energy. Then when I was 18 I had a brain tumor followed by radiation and have even less energy than before. Some people just don't have as much energy as others. What baff said could also be true, she could be depressed. A lot of people that get depressed sleep a lot. But, if she isn't depressed or she doesn't have some medical condition...maybe she is one of those people that doesn't have energy. It sounds like you're VERY upset with her. Maybe you need to talk to her about your feelings and/or re-evaluate the situation.

Just my $.02.

 

[vi edit]

Why would you want to get up on time on your days off? I'd be trying to get as much sleep as possible

Maybe because those of us who do have to get up at an unatural hour of the day, and get less than 6 hours of sleep a night, know that if we fuxor up our sleep schedule on our days off, we're hosed the next day we do have to go to work.

I get up at 4:40 AM every day. If I take a vacation, and start getting up at 8:00 AM, I'm SCREWED when vacation is over and I have to start getting up at 4:40 AM again.

 

[CrazyDe1]

Oh yeah, I get plenty of exercise, I lift 3 times a week and play basketball a few times a week for at least 2 hours. I also have enough energy to go out until 3 in the morning. But when it comes to waking up..it just blows. Going through the day isn't bad..unless your eyes are burning while you're staring at a computer all day, but waking up is hell. When you're dead asleep and the alarm starts beepin in the background. I've also been konwn to sleep through alarms while everyone else in a house gets up and starts bangin on my door. Whats the point of gettin up 90 minutes before you go to work? Just because you get up 90 minutes before u go to work doesnt' mean everyone else should. I personally try to time it perfectly and stay in bed as long as possible..I have my alarm set for 8:09 and I can hit snooze once and get out of bed by 8:18 and get a shower in and get to work perfectly by 9. I'd rather sleep the extra few minutes than eat breakfast. Everyone else I know does the same thing...they try to get as much sleep as possible and try to cut it as close as possible.

 

[ragazzo]

what does she do for work? is it physically demanding?