How often do you communicate with your significant other?
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If you and your significant other aren't physically with each other (e.g. you're both at work, one person is traveling, etc.), approximately how often do you communicate with each other during the day? Via email/text/phone...
Well, several times a day in one way or another. But there are really two levels of communication.
1. The day to day business of running a family with three kids. This requires split-second, clockwork precision on the same level as British commandos raiding U-boat pens. So we are continually sending e-mails back and forth with calendar items, adjusting schedules ("I have a meeting that will run late, can you take our son to soccer practice"), and generally keeping everything rolling.
2. The Me & Her communication. We talk about once a day like this. As in, "How's your day going?" Nothing big. I just like talking to her and she likes talking to me. And we try to have lunch once a week. Our rule during lunch is that we can't talk about work or kids. It's a good one.
25 yrs of marriage and SEPARATE interests......hummmmmm
Just curious.
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Originally Posted by LookinForMayberry
We've been together over 25 years and have separate interests but we talk each morning and evening unless he's out of cell range, and usually at least twice during the day just to "check in." Some conversations are more lengthy than others, but we care about each other and keep in touch.
Sure can tell the cell phone communication difference between the "older folks" and the "young folks"! One talks on the cell while the other does the texting and e-mailing. Wife and I are definitely in the "older folks" category, at which in our early 60's we would be!
One other thing. Every night, no matter what, we clear the kids from the room, flip off the television, and share our days. If one of us works late, the other typically stays up until the spouse gets home. I'm amazed how few couples do this.
Thanks for reminding me! It's been awhile since I've done that. Another great communication technic is having flowers delivered to wife's work. Sure can make the other ladies jealous and wonder "why don't that happen to me?".
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Originally Posted by alphamale
Every morning we talk over coffee for about 15 minutes before starting our day.
Every evening we talk about our day for as long as it takes.
We also touch base several times during the day, when possible.
It also helps to place a little love note in my wifes lunch bag every now and then when I know that she is stressed.
Without communication, you have no relationship.
If we're both in town, then we communicate as needed when at work. Normally we talk and catch up in the morning before work and the evening after work. If one of us is traveling (which isn't often except this year for some reason), then daily when possible, but it can be two or three days in some cases. The longest gap has been about a week, when only email was possible, and even that was limited. It's not often that we're apart except for work, so we usually have lots of time together.
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! It's been awhile since I've done that. Another great communication technic is having flowers delivered to wife's work. Sure can make the other ladies jealous and wonder "why don't that happen to me?".
