Does your partner call you during his work day?

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I am a SAHM, with a baby and a 4 year old. Been on lots of walks lately with friends who are also mums at home with babies or kids at school. Nearly all of them get a phone call from there partners while they are at work, just to say hello and see how things are going. My partner doesn't do this and when I told him all my friends get calls he said it is weird.

Does your partner/ DH/DW call you?

Well he's wfh at the moment, but usually he'd give me a quick ring at lunchtime. We didn't used to when we were both working but as a sahm with a baby/toddler I appreciated the extra adult interaction!

Not every single day but yeah I guess fairly often! Usually for a reason though! Or if he's driving in the car it might be for a chat

Most days on his lunch. Sometimes it's just a quick how did the kids go this morning other days it's just a quick hello.

Other times it is because I've messaged him asking a question.

Some days not at all.

Helpful I know.

@WhoNeedsShoesAnyway WTAF ? He rings you to wake you up. Don't you have an alarm clock ? 😂😂 he manages to get himself up - why can't you ?

Yes, he calls most lunchtimes unless mega busy and he might do once more if something interesting has happened at work, or if he's working late. A few texts during the day too.

Mine can't. But he does send the occasional text. Usually in reply to a text I send him.. we're joined at the hip when he's not working so we don't bother about keeping in touch at work.

Yes, pretty much every day on his lunch break to say hello and see how I am doing.

If I'm at home, dp will always give me a call in the day to see how I am and have a quick chat, he won't sobmuxh if I'm in work, but may now and again.

If we are on lunch at the same time (we both work) then we'll have a chat. Also message during quiet spots.

sometimes a text but he didn,t when he was working unless important. He doesn,t work at mo due to longterm sick.

Not when either of us are actually working. Although he does travel for work so sometimes rings me when he's driving home in the evening - but that's usually because he's bored and wont get to see me properly by the time he's home

my friends think I am super weird as my husband and I hardly ever phone each other even if he is away on a work trip. We both work and I rarely get a lunch break. I work in NHS and do not have mobile with me when clinical.

No, but message to check in with each other.

He once rang me as he was in rage about something at work and ended up having anxiety attack. He never ever rings me ever. So if I get a call its urgent

I also work full time.

If DH texted me when he was at work, I'd wonder what the problem was.

He will very occasionally call me during the interval if he's performing (not often at the moment) but if he's in the studio I'll hear nothing. No point in me texting or calling anyway, he wouldn't hear it. If he's going to be really late back he'll text me with a rough ETA.

Only ever about a work issue ( we work in similar fields). When I'm at work I'm at work, and I can't imagine much which wouldn't wait until we see each other in the evening.

I appreciate lots of people do this on a break which is totally fair enough but I've worked with some people who do this during work time, leaving phones unanswered etc which is pretty annoying.

No he is too busy in the same way I would be whilst at work so wouldnt think to ring him either. Only time we do is when we need to speak about something that cannot wait until we see eachother at home. We do sent the odd message but not every work day.

No, if Dh or I call each other, someone is on the way to A&E or dead. Phone calls are reserved for fire emergencies.

We go occasionally message each other briefly if there is something we need to say. Not all day or even every day. We’re busy.

*dire emergencies, those suppose that would also include fires! 😂

Every now and then, however he spends most of his working day driving around the country so it's mostly because he's bored.

I wouldn't expect him to call me though, and I wouldn't care if he didn't. I may be a sahm but I'm also busy throughout the day and don't have the time to be waiting around for phone calls.

Yes mine does.
But he sits in his car at lunch time or goes for a walk round the block and it's a way for us to have a bit of a chat with noone listening like the kids.

Sometimes we dont, normally if I'm working over an hour or two and then we text a couple of times.

I dont expect him too. If he preferred to spend his lunch talking to his colleagues in the canteen then that's ok but he doesn't.. he likes to chat and so do I. Dont get what's weird about it..each to thier own

Not really unless we need to speak about something. If I'm off though and he's driving to or from somewhere on the motorway he'll call because he's bored.

That sounds very needy.