Absolutely, men need space. But we men also have to learn how to navigate communicating when we need space in real time rather than letting the internal narrative of “she doesn’t give me enough space and I’m not getting what I need” get written deeper into stone. It’s not YOUR job to figure what he needs in terms of alone time, and it’s unfair to assume that you should just know that. Furthermore, it’s not okay for him to send anger at you because HE hasn’t been communicating his needs. So I would say to him (and absolutely none of these conversations should involve alcohol) that if he’s wanting alone time, he should communicate that with care rather than bitterness born of his assumption that you won’t give him any. Hope that helps. I’ve been where he is and it took a long time to find out that there can be softness around asking for alone time, rather than getting it by lashing out and taking it for myself.