how often do you talk/communicate with your spouse during the workday?

[Anonymous]

PP here, just saw your "texting moron" post, that made me laugh! Btw, I never got the hang of texting till I got an iPhone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:"Keeps us connected. . ." I don't need to IM at work -I'm working- to do that. It's rare that there is something that cannot wait until he or I get home. Rare meaning couple times a week. But, neither of us are phone talkers in general. So, that probably plays into it, too.

Side note: My DH's work buddies (who are all married) complain CONSTANTLY about their wives bugging them at work over every little thing. Don't know if your DH's have ever noticed that or not. I'm sure not ALL husbands think that but, uniformly, all of my DH's do.

I have to agree with this. I'm the one who works in the same building as my husband, and we RARELY email or stop by. Work is work for us, and there is no need to add personal matters into the mix.

Constantly texting, emailing or phoning, IMO, is a sign of insecurity and most definitely annoying as hell.

[Anonymous]

I think whatever works for a couple is fine--talking frequently or not at all or anything in between--IF both people are satisfied with the arrangement. Personally, I would despise a marriage in which DH thought it was "annoying" to chat/IM/text some during the day, and fortunately both of us love to check in with the other frequently during the day. A problem only arises when one spouse wants more frequent contact than the other, and in that case, I guess you should just work it out the same way you would any other disagreement. Sounds like OP is in this situation.

[Anonymous]

"Personally, I would despise a marriage in which DH thought it was "annoying" to chat/IM/text some during the day, and fortunately both of us love to check in with the other frequently during the day."

Agreed. Watch out for jealous coworkers who don't have what you have! Signed, Experienced.

[Anonymous]

Good thing I'm married to my DH and not 11:39, or worse 21:49. When I go to work, I want to work. Then I go home.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is interesting to me. I am divorced, and I talk to my ex-husband probably 3 times a day, easily (not including when he calls to talk specifically with the kids). I'm sure we're weird.

LOL. Why are you guys divorced?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:"Personally, I would despise a marriage in which DH thought it was "annoying" to chat/IM/text some during the day, and fortunately both of us love to check in with the other frequently during the day."

Agreed. Watch out for jealous coworkers who don't have what you have! Signed, Experienced.

Jealous coworkers?


You mean there are women who "envy" the fact that you put more time into chatting with your husband than you do on your work projects?

Imagine that! You must be a gem to work with on collaborative projects.