I have been in a serious relationship for quite some time, and has been a mutually professed loving and exclusive relationship by both of us the entire time. We have even discussed moving in together several months ago and even have had conversations about marriage as well.
Recently I have felt some changes and have even discussed them with my mate, but they tell me I am making stuff out of nothing. I am trying to find out if some of what I am "expecting" is reasonable or just ridiculous.
Since we don't live together and I have my kids from my prior marriage we have a lot of time apart, but since we started dating we always gave a basic heads up when we were going out after work with friends or the like; not asking permission or anything, just a basic courtesy notification.
Starting a couple months ago they started going out after work without saying anything at all, not even a simple text. When they go out they never answer the phone if I happen to call, which my calling is not often, but has been the way I usually find out that they went out at all. It will not be until hours later that they will return the message I left and then they tell me they were out for drinks with a friend. I ask again that they just give a simple heads up before going out, but recently that seems to not be occurring more and more, at best they will tell me just before going out only if I happen to text or call, and there have been a couple times that have come up days later that they had gone out and never told me at all.
I am trying to get a sanity check and find out if the behavior is odd, suspicious, or just plain rude. I also want to figure out if a basic common courtesy notification of letting each other know in advance if we plan to have a night out with friends is too much to expect. The previous understanding was that pretty much as soon as possible after making plans we let the other know. My concern is that it was working fine previously, but now the very best they will only say anything if directly asked if they have plans to go out, and seem to refuse to make any effort despite it being brought up again. Instead it is flipped back on me as if I am just being too controlling or paranoid when I say they are essentially MIA.
Real advice and honest feedback would be greatly appreciated!