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do you get possessive about your mobile phone
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or are you quite open about calls you receive / you make in front of your partner?
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My ex was sneaky with his phone, and that made me go spying through his texts to find that he's a dirty rat bag
Is this related to your other thread?
That's not to say that we are completely "in each other's pocket" - we both have our own friends (including friends of the opposite sex who are just that...friends...nothing "dodgy" and nothing that needs hiding from each other). I sign off all my texts/e-mails (male/female) with my initial and a "x", but that is standard for me, and not indicative that anything inappropriate is happening... (I also sign cards "lots of love" - it doesn't necessarily mean that I am trying to instigate inappropriate behaviour with other people!).
We've been together forever (well, since 1992, which is now coming up to half our lives!). In a trusting relationship, I don't see why I would need to be possessive about my mobile phone.
Piglet
P.S. I am the same with my e-mails - I have my own e-mail account and I don't invite Mr P to read through my e-mails on a regular basis, but they are on Outlook on our computer (and he knows all my passwords anyway!) so if he did, there would be nothing to find that I would be worried about him seeing...!
I'm not, so I don't care if he goes through every message and call history, I have nothing to hide
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I dropped mine down the loo the other week as well! :rotfl:
It still works though!
Both OH and I would think we were trying to hide something if we got possessive about our phones - true they do tend to go eveywhere with us but whoever is nearer picks it up and reads a text out loud.
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It's ok with permission and/or if asked, but otherwise it is snooping and I'd be annoyed about it.
My ex used to think this sort of thing was ok and anyone who objects has something to hide.
Well, no, in my book, anyone who objects simply values the right for privacy and has respect for others' personal space. Anyone who argues it is their right, or the partner has something to hide, is simply justifying their nosiness.
That said, I can kind of see the point if you suspect something is going on - strongly suspect that is. Doesn't make it right but I can see why people do.