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AIBU to keep my passwords private from my husband

57 replies

Queenofknickers · 07/09/2014 15:31

OR should there be no secrets between husband and wife? I'd be interested in hearing your opinions please

OP posts:
however · 08/09/2014 07:06

There's no need for him to have my passwords. Most of my passwords are a variation of some sort on a certain word, and a certain series of numbers. He might be able to guess it? But he would have no need to read my private emails, and I wouldn't want him to, so he doesn't have it. Likewise my FB banter with my mates on private messenger. As much for their privacy as mine. I wouldn't want my friends' husbands seeing my private emails to them, either.

My PIN he knows. More a product of us being together for 15 years than anything else. But we have a joint bank account.

Writerwannabe83 · 08/09/2014 09:46

Me and DH know all of each other's passwords: emails, computers, iPad, phone locks and we know each other's card PIN numbers too.

I don't see why there needs to be secrecy?

Sallyingforth · 08/09/2014 09:59

It depends entirely on your relationship with your partner.

DP and I often use each other's phones, laptops etc. I check his email for him when he's driving, and vice versa.
But if you both prefer to keep things private, that's OK too.

RedPony · 08/09/2014 10:45

DP knows all my passwords and pins (but he is rubbish at remembering them!) And I know his too. Neither of us would ever go snooping through the others stuff but sometimes get each other to quickly check something if one of is is unable to do it (eg driving or feeding/changing the baby etc) we have a joint account but sometimes get each other to pop in the shop using our personal cards if it's a personal thing we need to get.
We're not secretive as this works for us and we trust each other completely. He could easily pick up my phone and go on my mumsnet/facebook/read my texts etc but he has never felt the need to and I have nothing to hide so it wouldn't bother me if he did.

SaucyJack · 08/09/2014 11:01

My DP doesn't have my FB/e-mail passwords, but I've never given him good reason to want them either.

He knows my bank card PIN as he uses my card nearly as much as I do. Am surprised that one would be a no-no for some people once you're living together tbh.

Sallyingforth · 08/09/2014 11:14

OP Having given my immediate answer, I looked back and found your drip-feeding.
It seems you have some sort of guilty secret. The best way of dealing with that might be to be entirely open about it with your DH. Then he might trust you more and won't want to check anything.

HSMMaCM · 08/09/2014 11:23

DH knows all my passwords and I know his. We don't look at each other's stuff, but if one of us is hospitalised or dies, we can access it easily.

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