To be annoyed he doesn't know my phone number by heart

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Been together 6 years and we have two children (one dd and dss who lives with us full time).

It's really pissing me off that he doesn't know my mobile number, he doesn't even have it written down on anything in his wallet. What if something happened and he needed to call me but didn't have his phone?? He says that will never happen and he's never needed it before.

AIBU here???

Nobody memorises phone numbers any more!

SIM cards aren't usually where your contacts are stored these days either - usually to your google/apple account.

But TBH if I needed to contact my husband I would google his work and phone them.

SIM cards aren't usually where your contacts are stored these days either - usually to your google/apple account.

Mine are stored on both I'm sure - either way they are easy enough to access

I used to know numbers, now I'm hopeless. Only know the ones I've known for 20 years. I think having it written down and shoved in his wallet would be sensible though. But is this about phone numbers or is this about you feeling he doesn't care/take care/can be relied on?

I don't know my dh's. I can remember landlines for us, my parents and his mum so if needs be I could ring one of them.

I don’t know DS12’s, my husband’s or my mum’s. I have them written in my work notebook.

Oh relax OP. I don't even know my own number let alone anyone else's. Phones store numbers now. You don't need to memorize them....

Goodness I'm surprised by this. I also made my children remember mine and husband's mobile numbers from a young age, years before they had phones. Just incase they got lost or something. It's a Beaver (6-8) Scout badge requirement so I thought of it as a life skill.

If you loose/break your phone or get mugged it would be useful to call someone surely? I would lend my phone to a stranger to mahe a quick call,not sure about logging into apps and things to give a shout out message.

hubby doesnt know mine either. I dont really care to be honest as we use snapchat

Fuck me I cant remember anyones phone number, or even my own mobile lol.

I just can't think of an example where knowing the other's number by heart would be useful

I gave one (two) upthread - you lose your phone, or the battery runs out. If you have the number written down, or know it, you can use someone else's phone if eg you need collecting from somewhere or you need to tell them something else.

I have another one. I left my key in the car this morning and went to talk to someone. I've heard stories of cars locking themselves with the key (and phone) in. I could have phoned my husband and asked him to come with the other key. But not if I didn't know his number!

My OH can't remember mine. And I only know one of my numbers.

Mind you, he cannot spell our daughter's name and she is 12

I only learned my own off by heart about 6 months ago. I still panic when someone asks me my number though so still check it before I tell them.

The only reason I know my parents is because it's the same number as when I was a teenager - couldn't tell you their mobiles. I don't know my husband's or my kids (or my work number - though I do know my personal one)

I know the number for Noel Edmonds Swap Shop, my mobile, my parents shop from 1979, my family home that we moved out of in 1990. My kids all know my mobile number though, taught themselves it.

we have a 15 and 9 y old and we are all together 24/7

been together since 1999

i couldnt tell you his number or him mine,its saves under his name,picture and own ringtone,same from him for me and the kids(have a mobile each)

i havent given it a second thought let alone take offense

i dont even know my own number let alone anyone elses

The only number I know is my mobile and I’m sure DH is the same.

I've had my current mobile no for nearly 16 years. I'm not in UK and our mobile numbers are not long like UK ones.
He doesn't know it.

My DH doesn't know it, I mean.
It's stored in his phone of course but he couldn't tell anyone what it is without looking. I don't think he knows our landline number either.

Um. I was embarrassed to say I don't know my OWN phone no, but I see I'm not the only one. I knew my previous one, but only because it had 3333 in a row in it, so not much else to remember. My current one is a 'new' one, I've had it for 'just' two years and I still don't remember it.

As for emergencies. Don't know about others, but.. Um, how many SUCH emergencies I had in my life? A few. Genuine emergencies, which were police&ambulance matter (I remember those numbers). Other 'emergencies' where I'd need to phone mummy/daddy to save me AND my phone would be dead AND I wouldn't know any number? Zero. I'm 32, so not super old, but in 32 years it never happened.

I know my DM's and my DF's home number and barely know my mobile, I only learned it after having to fill in numerous forms when DD went to nursery. No idea what my DH's mobile number is, I struggle to remember numbers at the best of times not just phone numbers any numbers, so dont think I will be learning it anytime soon.

I don't even know my own mobile number, let alone anyone else's.
Happily married 30 years, because we don't sweat the small stuff.

Been with DP 6 years and have no idea of his phone number. Don't even know my mums home number. Only numbers I know are my childhood home and my primary bed friends mums number

If necessary my friends mum still lives in their childhood home so could call her, she is friends with my aunt so could get her number, then get mums number and I'm has OHs...

Convoluted but it'd work

@24hourshomeedderandcarer all together all the time? I can't imagine how that would work (even with home ed thrown in). No classes/clubs or just time out alone for any of you?

Do you know his number?
Yabu... Who memorises numbers these days...!