do you and DH share your locations on your phones?

[buggeroo]

just curious really. DH and I have never done this, and I wondered if that is the norm?

No, only if there's a particular reason to (e.g. travelling) and always initiated by the one sharing their location, not the other.

Yep, plus DS1 (18). Useful for ETA and "sorry, you want picking up where??" purposes

We do. Dont use it much but it’s come in handy if I’m on the way home and DP can see where I am to start getting dinner ready, lol.

I do - he frequently drives long distances

Yeah that's handy

We do because the kids are on it too.

However, my husband and I rarely look at each others.

If we want to let the other know when we will be home for dinner, then we do the old fashioned thing and ring or message!

Hell no! I don't want anyone tracking me. In certain circumstances we might share live location for an hour etc. It's really weird and unnecessary, and if it's normal for you, then it shouldn't be.

Yes we do so when one is out or on the way back from work the other knows when to start cooking dinner😂

We do with our whole family including family abroad.

Absolutely not. I did once, innocently because I didn't really think anything of it. I didn't stop sharing my location and what resulted was several months later my husband questioning me about why I was somewhere that he wasn't aware of because he checked my location

There was a perfectly good reason for it, and it was totally innocent however he had no right to check my location and it's an invasion of my privacy. So it stopped.

IMO the sharing of locations has become normalised and we're turning into a security state. I don't like it.

Absolutely not..just why?

Yes and it's really helpful. I'd say why on earth not? I guess if one partner has control issues then it's dangerous.

Started when I had an accident and phoned dh in shock not managing to explain where I was.

No, I don’t need to know where dh is at all times and vice versa.

Whenever these posts come up, why is there always people who have to criticise other people because they choose to use these apps? Fine if you don't want to use them, but why throw shade at people who do?

Yes we do.

Absolutely not. DH has just been away for a week and we spoke once plus a about 3 Whatsapp messages. We are independent adults. I find it really creepy. It wasn't available when DCs were young but can see why it's useful for under 16's.

We don’t bother to switch the facility off but we don’t usually use it. Only time is if one of us has gone for an appointment and the other decides to meet them for the walk home. Much more amusing to try to intercept someone on 5mins old info than do the boring thing and ask them where they are

No. I have no idea where he is right now.

Yes, this. We’re all quite happy with it, no one uses it to police each others activities, we just find it useful.

We have a family circle on like 360 so yes

No, that’s intrusive.

Yes - DH and I do and our grown up children. It’s especially handy for planning meals etc

We do. (To be exact we track each others’ phones - not our physical bodies - so I could rob a bank or shag the postman in the local woods without dh being any the wiser as long as I didn’t mind being unable read mumsnet at the same time!)

It is very useful - kids are starting to become independent and it means that we were able to let them travel to and from school on their own earlier than we would otherwise as we can check they made it safely. Dh travels a lot so it means I can check how close to home he is and get food made at the right time. (Would also help me to know when to kick the postman out of bed!)

Best of all it means that when someone loses their phone we are able to say “well - it is in the house” and stop worrying.

No, wouldn't have an issue with it at all though and neither would he. I keep thinking I should share mine though as I often walk the dog rurally and think from a safety point of view it would be sensible for him to know where I am, esp given recent news.

He'd be very bored tracking me at other locations, I have a very boring (but happy!) life