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?

Never used too, but he and one child went abroad together while I stayed home and we shared location so I'd know where they were. Partly for safety but mostly so I could just be nosey and wistful. Haven't bothered switching it off since then. Don't really look at it, sometimes to see how close to home he is if I'm about to start making dinner.

Yes but we have a farm so it’s handy to know where to deliver lunch too. DH can’t hear his phone over the tractor or combine and I don’t want to drive around the whole farm looking for him! Also useful to see if he’s heading our way at dinner time or if I need to put a plate together for him. No trust issues I know he’s on the farm but which field is anyone’s guess!

No, and both of us would say no if the other asked for it. If we needed to let the other know we were on the way home to get food on (which is the example people always give on here) then we'd text or call each other, and I can't think of any other reason why we'd need or want it.

Yes, but not sure we would if it wasn't for his job. He's a farm manager and constantly in the middle of nowhere by himself. I like to be able to know where he is if god forbid he had an accident etc. Not sure I'd be as fussed if he just worked in an office.

I just asked him and he said he likes tracking us (me and kids) on life360 when I'm driving for peace of mind.

Our kids will definitely have it!!

How do you know who "usually" does anything? Do you know all the people who use it?

My whole family are on Life360. It's really useful for safety, lost phones, travel etc.

Absolutely no control or trust issues here either, and weird to suggest there is for everyone who uses the app. We just like it and find it helpful.

We do. Because we're consenting adults and we-for some reason-find it funny. We didn't track our children.

Don’t have a h but live with my adult/teen kids. We don’t share location.

We only share for specific reasons like ds has gone to his dad’s (4 hours away) and I want to know whether to get dinner on

Me and DH don't. Our DC who are in their 20s share theirs with their OHs though. But weird IMO.

I travel solo a lot, so after Michael Moseley's tragic death, I was wondering if I should. But I don't go to remote areas, so probably not.

Yes we all share but no one is constantly watching another person's movement. Plus it has helped us find Dh's phone on more than one occasion, in the house, in the car etc. The kids also use it to track us picking them up from friends or pubs.

I forget I'm sharing but then get notifications saying remember you are sharing your location.

Yes, we have done for years. It can be really useful. My husband is a mountain-biker and can be gone for hours. As he’s broken bones before, coming off his bike, it gives me the odd bit of reassurance if I can see he’s still moving!

It was also very helpful to him once when I was involved in a serious car accident and knocked unconscious. He was able to see where I was located and was by my side when I came round.

We don’t have anything to hide from each other. I find it odd when couples say it’s anything other than helpful.

I feel maybe the people saying it's about control could do with questioning their own relationship! Surely it's only about control if you're with someone controlling, or are in fact controlling yourself!

Yes we have absolutely nothing to hide from one another. I couldn't give a monkeys jump if my husband knew where I was every minute of the day I have nothing to hide and in a happy normal life sharing relationship why would you be concerned that your life partner can see where you are....and we both feel like this.
I have a 2 hour each way commute twice a week and if anything were to happen to my car and I didn't have a phone signal or charge for some reason I stand a chance of getting home 🤣.
It's very normal for us and our family our 2 girls share their locations too and they are adults as are their partners and husbands so it's just a total no issue.

Those that feel it's intrusive to their privacy could you explain more as I'm interested in what's private from a life partner?

We do!
Nothing to hide and we don't spend all day checking up on where the other is.
We also both have our daughter.

It came in handy once when my partner lost his phone. We tracked it and found it.

So the people who share are controlling
And the people who don't have something to hide?😀

We do and was set up when our dc got their phones - now age 16 & 18 but still trackable on findmyiphone if needed. As others have said it's used mainly for dinner prep or where to pick up kids but not something we use regularly. If either DH or I felt it was intrusive or being used to check up on the other I'd be coming straight off and reassessing our marriage

Absolutely not. No one needs to know where I am 24/7, even my husband.

I also value my privacy.

Yep. And kids devices. Rarely look though - only if I can’t get hold of him and it’s urgent.

Only when cycling.

I'm happily married, no secrets, no control issues

But, no way would I allow anyone to track my movements

And, I worry that, as it becomes more normalised, women in abusive relationships will be pressured to agree to it. I can just imagine men saying "well why wouldn't you, if you've nothing to hide?"

Yes we all have 360. My DH cycles a lot so it offers a degree of reassurance. Our young adult kids are on the family circle too, none of us have any issue with being on it at all.

No - personally I find it creepy/intrusive.

Normally no.

If we are away on holiday and need to meet up in a town or area we aren't that familiar with then we do because it is useful. This usually happens because DH likes to hire a bike whereas I like to get the bus or walk.

Otherwise we don't.

No it’s absolutely not normal.

The usual excuses are knowing when to put dinner on.

I remember one woman on here saying she likes to have her DHs tea on the table as soon as he walks through the door, so she regularly checks it so she can time it right 🙄

I’ve never heard a good excuse for having it on all of the time.