Ok this is a minor issue but I'd like a bit of input to see if I'm doing the right thing or not.

My relationship is great. No real problems and she is an HB7.5

IMPORTANT...We are very much in the beginning phase where rules and boundaries are set!

Now here is the issue. We both work busy jobs so we don't text or phone each other during work hours apart from the odd one at lunch. Therefore we will communicate in the evening/night.

When my gf is out with me or her friends she does not use her phone in order to be polite. I love this fact as there's nothing more disrespectful that a girl texting throughout a romantic dinner.

The problem comes that by the time she has stopped being sociable and gets round to texting/phoning I'm usually already in bed.

At the start of the relationship I said a few times that she must ring me earlier to get me before I fall asleep. This was after I never answered a few times...It was past midnight after all!

In order to fix this I have been not answering texts of phonecalls after 11.30pm the last few days to try and coax her to ring earlier as I'm beginning to get tired of not getting to bed when I need to. In the morning or at lunch ive been replying by saying "apologies, was fast asleep at that time ect". So far she has not taken the hint...

Am I doing the right thing?

Ps...she phoned last night after midnight a few times and again I did not pick up. Then she sent this;

GF "My mobile wasn't working very well today. I tried phone you twice but I don't know if rang there.
I don't know why but I'm getting a strange sensation as if had happened something bad. Anyway. I'm going to try sleep now.

Hope you sleep well!
xxx"

I think this text is girl talk for, "I wonder is he getting mad at me?!"

I'm thinking of going no contact until about 8 or 9pm to try and reinforce the logic of late phone calls = me withdrawing attention.

Feedback appreciated!!

Hey,

It's nothing special, you don't pick up, she gets worried, it's a good sign.

It means she's getting more invested in you.

If you want to sleep and not pick up after midnight, do so...

You also shouldn't apologise for it, since that is you.

But, always ignoring it, might resolve in, she decreasing contact with you, instead of her txting/calling earlier, beware of that.

What a good solution would be, stop hinting about it, and start talking . Good communication is key in every good relationship.

Cheers!