How often do you and your other half speak in the day?

[mae2014]

Basically that..

How often do you and your other half speak in the day?

Taking into consideration work and other responsibilities, do you talk often?

Just needed some insight as to whether im expecting too much haha

sorry you're just talking about in the day. 3 messages today, some days none but usually we at least send a message saying we love each other at some point when work is slow.

Maybe a text during the day?

We are both busy working in stressful jobs .

Unless there was an emergency I wouldn't contact him

Very rarely. We call if we need to tell each other something urgent, text if we feel they need to know but it’s not pressing or wait til later. He drives for a job so he’s not free to text much at all.

We don't. We're working, so unless it's something urgent it can wait.

I don't understand constant texting.. would drive me mad.

@mae2014

Basically that..

How often do you and your other half speak in the day?

Taking into consideration work and other responsibilities, do you talk often?

Just needed some insight as to whether im expecting too much haha

Speak -never. Occasional message but sometimes not at all if busy at work.

Neither of us fret about it .

When both working in the office - hardly ever unless it was important.

Now we're both working from home - we speak briefly when DH comes into the kitchen get a drink/snack (as long as I'm not on a call) and over lunch.

Just needed some insight as to whether im expecting too much haha

I may be wrong but I am imagining some context to this. I'm assuming you have been wanting more contact from your partner during work days and have possibly had some argument about it.

If that's the case, you are being unreasonable.

One text during the day perhaps but don't expect it, especially if he has a busy job, it's not fair to put that pressure on him. My partner is a manager in a busy organisation and I would never expect a response from him when he's working (in reality I do often hear from him but I'd never expect it and I don't get upset if we don't text each other).

Respect each other's space especially when it's work! That is a big part of his life and it's important.

If we're both at home we pop in and out and he brings me tea.

When I'm out working we don't speak much. Sometimes I'll call for a chat when I'm driving somewhere.

In other jobs, I'd have almost no contact with him except a quick message at lunchtime.

I'm not sure I'd read much into it if you don't speak much, especially if he has a busy active job and isn't desk based and WFH.

Never unless it's to sort out who is picking kids up from childcare etc which would be a quick text as I'm heading to car
He's a deputy head I'm nhs healthcare support worker so have no time - I've had personal emergencies where I've had to rung him and he's only been able to talk for 30 seconds etc

He’s WFH full time currently, and I’m half and half. We try not to disturb each other where possible, he’s usually in meetings! I’ll pop my head round the door and offer coffee etc.

All day, every day as we're both at home.

When DH was working away, once in the evening. People need to concentrate on their jobs.

Via messages pretty much all day.

(Until I get home at about 6 and then we are both home)

We wouldn’t communicate at all during the working day or the commute either side, unless something came up - “I’m going for a drink with Jane” sort of thing.

Work for the same company and share an office. So all day every day

Not that much during the day as we're both at work. Unless he sees something funny or wants to talk to me about something.
We have 2 kids together and live together. We have separate hobbies and like to do things alone and have our own space.
If he was texting me all the time or ringing me I'd probably tell him to piss off and I'm guessing he'd be the same with me

not at all. We work in the same huge building and sometimes pass in the corridor or I'll walk past his office. We say hi / I'll wave but that's it till the 'let's go home' phonecall

Pre Covid - rarely. Maybe a text at lunch.

Right now he's working from home in the kitchen and I'm on mat leave. So whenever I need the kitchen

Very rarely during working hours, hes in the spare room and I’m in the livingroom, we do tend to take each other drinks, but we just pop it down and walk out.

Usually once a day, he calls me at lunchtime, that's just to check in on us briefly. When there's something to ask/discuss etc that can't wait till the evening then twice or more. If he's really busy with work then some days we don't speak at all but that's rare. We also sometimes drop each other some sweet texts during the day but that doesn't happen every day

We never speak during the day. Unless it's a child related emergency. He's in a trade too so always busy. I work in a busy job too.

Only in an emergency. I can't use my phone at work, and he's on constant zoom calls. I call him when I'm leaving to check who is collecting which kid. I'm part time and he WFH so then we speak much more. Whenever I go upstairs or he comes downstairs. If he's working and doesn't move and I'm out then we don't. We don't fret it

Infrequently when I'm in the office - working away from home - not even always every day depending on what we each have on.

When WFH much more frequently - but stil maybe only every 2/3/4 hours.

Much of our communication is written - WhatsApp, Discord, etc.

Both at home, so whenever we are in the same room or area.

DH and I both work in different schools. We only speak during the day if there is a specific reason. Never speak or text just to "keep in touch". We both like to concentrate on work when we are there.