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

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rosieposies · 30/12/2019 21:06

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???

OP posts:
Rachelfromfriends1 · 30/12/2019 21:22

Also I think you’re stressing too much over potential emergency scenarios, I agree with him.

Aposterhasnoname · 30/12/2019 21:22

This has to be a joke. No one learns numbers anymore.

gh621 · 30/12/2019 21:24

I know my DH’s number and my Mum’s home and mobile numbers. My DH doesn’t know my number off by heart but it doesn’t bother me. I’ve tried to learn my kids phone numbers but for the life of me I just can’t remember them

BecauseReasons · 30/12/2019 21:24

@TitianaTitsling

Ooh, company phone numbers is a good category! I also know 0800 00 1066 (Hastings insurance) and 0800 1111 (Childline).

Justmuddlingalong · 30/12/2019 21:25

DP doesn't know my number or his...

And it was only after about 10 years together that he realised my eyes aren't blue. 🤷

illbestraightback · 30/12/2019 21:26

Is this a reverse? Or a joke?

Why would he know it by heart? He never physically punches in the numbers (which is the main reason people are able to ‘remember’ numbers in the first place due to repeated typing) he just rings the contact name?

I definitely don’t know DH’s number.... only number I know by heart is my parents’ landline because it’s the same one they’ve had for 35 years.

Sorry OP - it’s not something to be bothered by - give him a break x

frogsbreath · 30/12/2019 21:26

I only know my own phone number as I used to save it under my own name, but as it hasn't changed for 15 years ive got the hang of it now.

If someone says it aloud differently to the way I say it I can't recognise it though, like 07825 366 299 and I say 0782 536 6299 (obv not real). Grin

eeyore228 · 30/12/2019 21:26

Dear lord 🙄

OkPedro · 30/12/2019 21:29

How can you not know your own phone number 😂
I’ve made sure my young children have memorised mine and their dads phone number. They don’t have phones yet

DianaT1969 · 30/12/2019 21:29

LTB

MiseryChops · 30/12/2019 21:30

I only know my own

I don’t know my mums
My dads
My sons
My daughters

OR my boyfriends

You are being very unreasonable

ilovesooty · 30/12/2019 21:30

I know my number but not anyone else's.

Dawny65 · 30/12/2019 21:30

I don't know our daughter's number off by heart & we're very close. My husband doesn't even know his own number, much less mine. It's not something I've ever considered a problem. There are so many things we need to remember these days, passwords & pin numbers for everything...

Disfordarkchocolate · 30/12/2019 21:31

I only know mine. 17 very happy year's and I'm not entirely sure if he takes sugar in tea or coffee. You have nothing to worry about.

FloraGreysteel · 30/12/2019 21:31

I don't know my DPs number and we've been together 35 years. You're being ridiculous.

Theroigne · 30/12/2019 21:31

Dh asked for mine this evening so he could send it on to someone. We’ve only been married nearly 20 years!

LEELULUMPKIN · 30/12/2019 21:32

27 years in and I haven't got a clue what my DH's no is and I am certain he doesn't know mine. I don't have a phone!

bringincrazyback · 30/12/2019 21:32

Do people still know phone numbers by heart? I certainly don't. That said, he should definitely have it written down and on his person, or ideally programmed into his phone, in case he needs to get hold of you urgently for any reason.

newbingepisodes · 30/12/2019 21:34

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 look forward to 2020 with nothing else to worry about but this.

AllergicToAMop · 30/12/2019 21:34

I don't remember mine either let alone DH's 😂

Waveysnail · 30/12/2019 21:34

Eh
Iv been with partner for 20 years with same number and he doesnt know it. Cant say it bother me

Grannyjo1957 · 30/12/2019 21:35

I wouldn't worry. I've been married for 36 years. Husband couldn't tell you what year we married, any of our 3 childrens dates of birth, his sister's birthday, when his other sister passed away, when his mother passed away and just today he asked me when his dad died this year. He has degrees in maths and physics so it's not like he doesn't know numbers.
As for phone numbers, with the ease of storing it all in our mobiles we have no need to memorise them. I know my own number and at best could recite the last 3 digits of other people's (well a handful of people).

CooCooCoo · 30/12/2019 21:35

Ahahahahaha you having a laugh. I don’t know anyone’s but my own

Cornish2 · 30/12/2019 21:36

I know the last 3 digits of his, and have just about memorised my own but we both know the landline.
I have made sure my son memorised mine though in case of emergency.

lowlandLucky · 30/12/2019 21:37

OP youare right to be annoyed, what would he do if he lost his phone ? Why doesnt he have a piece of paper with emergency contact details in his wallet ? Most people dont think it matters until it is too late. My Nephew colllapsed in the street after being attacked, the Police couldn't identify him. We only found him after reporting him missing the next day, luckily he survived but what if he hadn;t he would have died without his parents by his side

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