How and how often do you communicate with your significant other?
February 6, 2008 3:54 PM Subscribe
While every relationship is different and every couple has their own preferences and expectations, how often do you communicate with your other half? and how?
I'm mostly interested in couples who don't live together, but everything from newly dating to about-to-get-married would be useful.
How often do you communicate? And is it by phone? IM? Semaphores and carrier pigeon?
I'm mostly interested in couples who don't live together, but everything from newly dating to about-to-get-married would be useful.
How often do you communicate? And is it by phone? IM? Semaphores and carrier pigeon?
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Two years, college students, not living together but will in a few months. At least once a day, usually via IM or email. If something comes up that we don't, usually text/call to make sure the other one knows/is okay. Has been this way for pretty much the duration of the relationship.
posted by Phire at 4:04 PM on February 6, 2008
Two years, college students, not living together but will in a few months. At least once a day, usually via IM or email. If something comes up that we don't, usually text/call to make sure the other one knows/is okay. Has been this way for pretty much the duration of the relationship.
posted by Phire at 4:04 PM on February 6, 2008
When Mrs. Director and I were dating we saw each other every day, except once. We talked via phone at least once per day besides that.
Afraid this was prior to cell phones and email. Not before the wheel or internal combustion engines, thank you very much.
posted by trinity8-director at 4:09 PM on February 6, 2008
Afraid this was prior to cell phones and email. Not before the wheel or internal combustion engines, thank you very much.
posted by trinity8-director at 4:09 PM on February 6, 2008
4 years, not living together, but he recently moved to the same city. Not looking for marriage any time soon.
I see him 4-5 times a week if only to catch a class at the gym and grab some dinner. Lots of texts during the day and usually a good night call if don't see him during the day
posted by CAnneDC at 4:12 PM on February 6, 2008
I see him 4-5 times a week if only to catch a class at the gym and grab some dinner. Lots of texts during the day and usually a good night call if don't see him during the day
posted by CAnneDC at 4:12 PM on February 6, 2008
Well my boyfriend and I have been living together for eight months, and we generally exchange anywhere from 5-10 text messages each during the work/school day, and perhaps 20 minutes of IM if we catch each other. I'll usually call him if I have something important to say or ask, but he's not a big phone person =)
posted by infinityjinx at 4:20 PM on February 6, 2008
posted by infinityjinx at 4:20 PM on February 6, 2008
My boyfriend and I have been together just over 1.5 years and are headed toward marriage (although it's probably at least a year off). We live ~5000 miles apart and talk for a minimum of two hours each day via VoIP; much more on weekends (something like 12-18 hours per day). We only talk on the phone in emergencies (e.g. if one of us loses Internet access) due to the cost of international calling. We occasionally e-mail during the day, but it's usually very brief.
posted by korres at 4:23 PM on February 6, 2008
posted by korres at 4:23 PM on February 6, 2008
been together 2.5 years (as of this week!) and we talk two or three times a day on the phone for 15 minutes to an hour each time when we don't see one another. today he's sent me six emails and i've sent him seven (OMG RELATIONSHIP INEQUITY!!!), but they're lots of links to stuff and little snippets from what's going on with either of us. i'd say today ranks normal to high for amount of communication.
comparing ourselves to other couples we know, we tend to talk to each other more. as evidenced by the paragraph above, we talk a lot by any standard. that's how either of us is built, i guess. we see one another three or four days a week and have no plans to move in together or get married. not our style.
posted by hollisimo at 4:41 PM on February 6, 2008
comparing ourselves to other couples we know, we tend to talk to each other more. as evidenced by the paragraph above, we talk a lot by any standard. that's how either of us is built, i guess. we see one another three or four days a week and have no plans to move in together or get married. not our style.
posted by hollisimo at 4:41 PM on February 6, 2008
When we living in two different countries (for 4 years), we talked on IM every day with occasional emails and even more occasional webcam chats. We also called using Skype about twice a week, with calls on weekends that included watching a movie or an episode of Lost together. We'd also play online games against each other once or twice a week.
My fiance and I now live together, go to the gym, and cook and eat dinner together most nights so the primary communications are now verbal/physical. Most work days there are about two dozen lines back and forth over GTalk through the day, then again when I'm heading home. He'll call on the cell when he's leaving work. In general if we're at separate events or classes or what have you, we're more apt to call than text.
posted by nelleish at 5:01 PM on February 6, 2008
My fiance and I now live together, go to the gym, and cook and eat dinner together most nights so the primary communications are now verbal/physical. Most work days there are about two dozen lines back and forth over GTalk through the day, then again when I'm heading home. He'll call on the cell when he's leaving work. In general if we're at separate events or classes or what have you, we're more apt to call than text.
posted by nelleish at 5:01 PM on February 6, 2008
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frequently by email during the day
going out for about a year, it's real serious and headed toward marriage
i'm comfortable with this level
posted by Salvatorparadise at 4:03 PM on February 6, 2008