How many of you can't function without a little free time to yourself during the day....whether you have to get up an hour early just to get your brain working before you face the day (doesn't matter if your day consist of whiny co-workers or fighting kids)
i really really prefer to have a bit of me time. but i'm pretty disciplined; i can make myself get by without it and it won't make that much of an actual difference.
if i dont get me time, i go crazy and start screaming at people. ok, not screaming, but bloody close. my mornings are usually my own but im not up for long before i head out to work, and i get some semi-alone time after work (my fiance and i both in the game room, but him gaming and me internet'ing rather than talking lots and being in each others space). if i need more alone time than that, i can always go down to our bedroom and read (id say watch tv in the living room but the stinky roommate wanders through there, bleh)
I take time for me at night. I read a book, write, or just whatever I feel like. I don't freak out if I don't have time to do something just for me.
I get 'me time' everyday whether I want it or not so I don't know if I NEED it, I've never not had it.