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Old 01-15-2013, 02:07 PM
 
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Given the many many lines of communication these days (Emails, cell phones, texting, social media, Instant messaging, and on and on)..... what, in your opinion would be a reasonable and acceptable amount of communication with your significant other per day??

For example,
1. A good morning text? and sporadic texting throughout the day, topped off with a nightly phone call to say good night?
2. Texting throughout day with no phone calls
3. 1 or 2 texts per day to let them know you're thinking about them.
4. One Phone call, no texts
5. Nothing, and go a few days atta time without communicationg and be completely fine with it.


Lately, I feel as if the constant texting back and forth all day is becoming laborious. . . Things like "sup?" and "off to work!" are fine......but then it leaves me wondering how to respond.... I have to respond and sometimes....im just not feeling texty and dont know what to say....

so what do all you beautiful people do? How often do u communicate with ur boo, baby, boy, girl, etc?

ps. I feel like we created this pattern of texting all day (sometimes with a phone call, sometimes not)....and if I back off now or stop now, he'll think something is wrong, when in fact....nothing is wrong. Everything is fine, i just dont like texting all day long
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Old 01-15-2013, 02:08 PM
 
Location: Albuquerque, NM
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what is a reasonable amount of communication a couple (not married) should have per day?
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Old 01-15-2013, 02:09 PM
 
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We usually touch base either by text or brief call at lunchtime and a call in the evening. The all day stuff would bother me, especially if I were at work. If you tell each other all details of your day all day long, what is there to talk about when you see each other?
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Old 01-15-2013, 02:11 PM
 
Location: Westminster, CO
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My wife calls me when she gets to the office in the morning.
I call her when I'm on my way to work.
She calls me when she's on her way home.

We exchange texts and emails during the day.
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Old 01-15-2013, 02:11 PM
 
Location: Davenport, Iowa
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I agree. Thread over.
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Old 01-15-2013, 02:12 PM
 
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However much you both want.
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Old 01-15-2013, 02:13 PM
 
Location: Johannesburg, South Africa
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Dude why are you sweating the math?

If you both love each other (or care for each other, whatever)...then this should be a natural process. There is no minimum or maximum, there 'just is'. The equilibrium should not be hard to find.

Are you getting bored of this person perhaps? Perhaps you should talk to her about it? Maybe she feels the same...

How long have you two been going out...?
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Old 01-15-2013, 02:21 PM
 
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just stop responding when you feel like it. Say "kinda busy, catch up with you later." Thats how many texts are required.
Everyone is different. stage 5's require more, independents require less
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Old 01-15-2013, 02:22 PM
 
Location: North of 60
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I don't communicate with people unless I have something relevant to convey.

"Just thinking about you" texts are lame.
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Old 01-15-2013, 02:32 PM
 
Location: U.S.
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It depends on the couple. My S/O and I text about every other day, maybe less. He has said that his ex gf would b*tch at him if he didn't text her daily and if they didn't see each other at least 3 times a week, which he considered to be clingy. We take things slow and we give each other space.
I've been in another relationships where we texted each other several times throughout the day and saw each other almost every day. We definitely could have used less contact.
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