How often do you talk to DP through the day?

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Light-hearted post, obviously every relationship is different, but: how much do you communicate with your partner throughout the day when you're not together through texts, phone calls etc?

When we're at work we'll often exchange a few messages through the morning then H still wants to call for a chat at lunch. I find this a bit much and am often too busy. It's only 6-7 hours until we'll be sitting eating together! Then we watch tv and don't chat because we already know about each other's days 😆

We work together so some days we have to talk loads.

If I’m on my non working days with DS, I might send him a photo.

During the day I will send DH a couple of texts I usually get one emoji answer back 😀

When we work from home together in the same room, we hardly talk. We both just get on with our work. We come together for lunch but that's it.

If we're working at home together but in different rooms then we'll have a tea break together every couple of hours between meetings.

If we're working in separate places, we'll have a couple of 5-10 minute chats on Google Chat throughout the day. But this usually ends up with us either saying that we have nothing to say, or that we have something really juicy to tell the other person but can't share on work emails (his work emails are through GMail). So it's largely pointless

The odd text. No voice calls

Neither of us can have our phones with us at work, and he has only limited access to his email through the day, so we are very rarely in contact during working hours. It does mean i talk his ear off when we get home through

In DH old job it was just a couple of texts. He now drives a lot so I don't like to distract him. He sometimes video calls for a 5 minute chat if he gets to stop somewhere nice.
I don't mind that but wouldn't like a call every lunch break. I need my break to switch off (drink coffee in silence )

Never talk, unless there is an emergency.

Between 2 and 15 WhatsApp messages a day.

Most of the day back and forth. I wasn't much of a talker at first, didn't feel the need to during work I guess. I know it matters to my partner though, so I got used to it. Nightly calls when I'm away with work also if I finish for the day before our daughter goes to bed. Obviously don't text during the hours that I'm driving, but there's always a few minutes here and there at stops and deliveries where I can check in.

We are both recently retired. We chat all the time or rather my DH chats all the time. He retains every bit of freaking knowledge on the first time of hearing it. He can recall it and explain everything to me that I should have been listening to. He adapts his conversation to the listener so can discuss the price of soup for ages with my parents whilst I quietly sit there looking at the clock and wondering why the second hand is going so slow.

regularly phone at lunch time

It depends if there’s kids involved and in our case there is so we’ll exchange words about them

Pretty much never when we are apart for the day. Unless there is a logistical need, which we will sort by text.

When we are both working at home I might pop over to his office from time to time. He would make me coffee after lunch and tea in the afternoon. We'd probably have lunch together and chat then, but not necessarily.

Never unless there is a problem. I'm a teacher so no time for chatting to my DH when I'm at work!

Only if we need to discuss the kids etc but just for a chat, never, we’ve generally got to much work to do or seeing people etc. I don’t really feel the need to, we live together and see each other everyday?!?!

Several times per day, but we don't live together and don't have children together.

By way of a different perspective, my mum and dad have been happily married for 53 years, and Dad still works f/t (they got married and had children when they were very young). They only talk during the day if there's some major problem with one of their horses/dogs, and even then, would probably wait.

2 or 3 times. He is WFH up in spare bedroom and I downstairs. I don't like to disturb him if he is in a meeting so I text coffee? He sends a smiley face if he wants one.

Maybe a couple/handful of WhatsApp messages. If it's a day where he comes to mine in an evening then often I'll check what time, food stuff, etc. Other days, just the odd message (usually something funny we've seen) unless we've got something going on (like I messaged him to say the cat seemed better as she'd been really quiet and not herself the other night)

A couple of texts usually about tea and he usually phones at some point. Sometimes I phone him because he’s usually forgotten something or he’s left me with some task to deal with

I don't. I don't have time. Not allowed my phone and don't get breaks.

A couple of WhatsApp messages. Sometimes none, depends how busy we are. We both work in a hospital so can’t communicate most of the time.

Only phone each other for something really important, like if school phone for example.

Can’t be doing with constant need to talk. We live together! I like to talk when we get home.

Once or twice a week texts if something needs picking up/arranging. Never calls. We'd have nothing to talk about at home if we did it all by phone.

Currently on different continents. Weve exchanged a few messages each day and had one video call. The 6hr time difference makes it difficult.

Normally the odd message through the day and a call most evenings

Messages throughout the day. Then he comes in for a chat lunchtime.
I work in the dining room or kitchen and he works outside in his office. Yes it can be annoying.

@Suzi888

Messages throughout the day. Then he comes in for a chat lunchtime. I work in the dining room or kitchen and he works outside in his office. Yes it can be annoying.

Bloody Hell, "annoying" would be the understatement of the century!