Anonymous
Post 08/11/2012 15:53     Subject: s/o - How often do you talk to your significant other during the work day?

This is the oddest post I have ever read. Seriously. WHO cares if another couple talks to their mate? Jealous much?

Why do some people have to put a label on everything? Does it make them feel better about their own pathetic lives? You sound like bored troublemakers. Concentrate on making yourself happy. If you don't know how, learn. Life truly is too short.

I could not imagine thinking my husband was controlling or whatever the busybodies want to make up to try to make themselves feel better. He's calling me - he loves me - so what?

If my secretary EVER commented on what I do in a busybody fashion, she'd be out in a minute. We need professional people around here, not a bunch of p*ssed off do-nothing nobodies.
Anonymous
Post 08/11/2012 07:52     Subject: Re:s/o - How often do you talk to your significant other during the work day?
Anonymous wrote:Married 22 years, together 27. We essentially don't talk during the day, maybe a couple times a month about logistical issues involving the kids.

This is not a test about our relationship.


What's with the last comment? Who said it was? Odd.
Anonymous
Post 08/10/2012 22:55     Subject: Re:s/o - How often do you talk to your significant other during the work day?
Married 22 years, together 27. We essentially don't talk during the day, maybe a couple times a month about logistical issues involving the kids.

This is not a test about our relationship.
Anonymous
Post 08/10/2012 16:56     Subject: s/o - How often do you talk to your significant other during the work day?
Anonymous wrote:We don't really call during the day unless it is immediate or my husband arrives somewhere early and has some time to kill.


Same for us - if my husband calls me I know he has time to kill. We both work and he days are very busy. We talk at home.
Anonymous
Post 08/10/2012 16:45     Subject: Re:s/o - How often do you talk to your significant other during the work day?
I don't understand why people get defensive about this. All of this, "my husband is my best friend. I can't imagine not talking to him" etc. etc.

Okay, not sure why you have to defend yourself. If it works it works! People are different. I personally hate talking on the phone but am a big emailer, texter.
Anonymous
Post 08/10/2012 16:20     Subject: s/o - How often do you talk to your significant other during the work day?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Am I the only one here who is laughing at the irony that people are posting online that don't have "time" to communicate with their s/o while at work because they are "busy working"?


So true! No time to check in with the husband but plenty of time to argue with anonymous people on the internet.


i love all these "busy people" on DCUM. No time to cook, work out, sleep, have sex, or do laundry.
Anonymous
Post 08/10/2012 16:17     Subject: s/o - How often do you talk to your significant other during the work day?
Anonymous wrote:Am I the only one here who is laughing at the irony that people are posting online that don't have "time" to communicate with their s/o while at work because they are "busy working"?


So true! No time to check in with the husband but plenty of time to argue with anonymous people on the internet.
Anonymous
Post 08/10/2012 16:15     Subject: Re:s/o - How often do you talk to your significant other during the work day?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:

I don't know - I just don't see the need to talk several times a day, everyday.


There doesn't have to be a need for some of us. I love talking to my husband - he is my best friend.


are you calling each other from your desks at work? Or are you home and bored/needing adult interaction? I'm not trying to be mean, it just seems like talking several times a day every day would be a distraction during a work day. My husband starts sounding aggravated if I call him more than once during a work day, and I know there are days I am too busy to be taking several phone calls.


I am the PP you quoted. Yes, we are calling each other from our desks at work. We both work full-time. I have plenty of adult interaction at work but my favorite interactions are with my husband. I don't get distracted as easily as you apparently. Taking a couple minutes to connect with my husband re-energizes me for the rest of the work day.

Yes, some days are busier and I don't have time to talk as much but most of the time, I can spare 2 minutes in between meetings or phone calls.
Anonymous
Post 08/10/2012 16:12     Subject: s/o - How often do you talk to your significant other during the work day?
Am I the only one here who is laughing at the irony that people are posting online that don't have "time" to communicate with their s/o while at work because they are "busy working"?
Anonymous
Post 08/10/2012 16:01     Subject: Re:s/o - How often do you talk to your significant other during the work day?
Married 15 years, 2 kids, both work FT. We talk very briefly via phone, text, or email 1-2 times a day, almost always about logistics. Were both busy at work and don't have a lot of extra time to talk, period. We also both feel strange about talking about private topics at work, even though we both have offices so we save anything even slightly private for home. We still have tons to talk about and do so all the time, just not at work.

I think it's cute when couples reach out, as long as it's not in a weird controlling way. Letting the other person know you're thinking about them is sweet.