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If you don't live with your DP, do you do this?

92 replies

Brunocatmon · 15/07/2025 23:02

As a full adult, do you send good morning and goodnight texts, ( WA) to your partner?

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Secondstart1001 · 15/07/2025 23:03

Yes I do when we are not together.

Dangermoo · 15/07/2025 23:03

Yes, occasionally but not every day. We see each other every two days.

Globules · 15/07/2025 23:04

Rarely.

But I think I'm only a half adult, not a full one 😁

INeedAnotherAlibi · 15/07/2025 23:05

Yes. Every day without fail. Also share our Heardle scores in the morning! Been together 2 1/2 years.

NoDuckyDucksGiven · 15/07/2025 23:05

Yes we did when we didn't live together. We also spoke on the phone every night before going to sleep.

TourdeFrance25 · 15/07/2025 23:06

Brunocatmon · 15/07/2025 23:02

As a full adult, do you send good morning and goodnight texts, ( WA) to your partner?

Why so sneery?

DontBeBlueBeARainbow · 15/07/2025 23:07

We do, 5 years together and no plans to live together.
At 37 i consider myself to be a full adult, unless there's some other meaning that I'm not aware of

AnOldCynic · 15/07/2025 23:07

No. I’d find it a little suffocating.

UnlimitedBacon · 15/07/2025 23:09

We usually do a good morning. Not always a good night depending on work/life/hobby situations

Brunocatmon · 15/07/2025 23:14

TourdeFrance25 · 15/07/2025 23:06

Why so sneery?

What do you mean?

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Brunocatmon · 15/07/2025 23:15

DontBeBlueBeARainbow · 15/07/2025 23:07

We do, 5 years together and no plans to live together.
At 37 i consider myself to be a full adult, unless there's some other meaning that I'm not aware of

Edited

I just meant like not a teen or early 20, 21, 22 ish. No hidden meaning,

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Brunocatmon · 15/07/2025 23:15

Globules · 15/07/2025 23:04

Rarely.

But I think I'm only a half adult, not a full one 😁

I know, me too. Sometimes i'm looking for like a real adult 😁

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Brunocatmon · 15/07/2025 23:16

A mix then. Its not something that comes naturally to me. I have adhd though and just forget about people.

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Slimagain · 15/07/2025 23:18

Yes . Every night if we aren’t together

Sugarnspicenallthingsnaice · 15/07/2025 23:20

Yes absolutely. We're very long term and committed though (i.e. engaged), just not living together due to kids.

NoDuckyDucksGiven · 15/07/2025 23:22

I can relate to that! I have ADHD and out of sight, out of mind is a real thing. But the methodical, routine-loving side of me liked having a consistent beginning and end to each day.

wevetalkedalittlenotalot · 15/07/2025 23:25

I have ADHD and don’t live with my DP and yes we send each other good morning and good night messages without fail.

PinkyBear · 15/07/2025 23:29

No. I’d find it a bit much. But then I’m not lovey dovey!

Brunocatmon · 15/07/2025 23:37

PinkyBear · 15/07/2025 23:29

No. I’d find it a bit much. But then I’m not lovey dovey!

Im not either.

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Flossflower · 15/07/2025 23:38

If you don’t live together then I don’t think the term is partner surely it should be boyfriend.

InterestedBeing · 15/07/2025 23:38

Brunocatmon · 15/07/2025 23:02

As a full adult, do you send good morning and goodnight texts, ( WA) to your partner?

Not always. But we text daily several times.

InterestedBeing · 15/07/2025 23:39

There's always one 🙄

Boyfriend suggests something transient. You dont need to live together to have a long term partner.

Gabitule · 15/07/2025 23:42

I used to with all my previous partners but not with my current partner as it’s not his thing. I struggled with it a bit in the beginning but I got used to it and it doesn’t bother me anymore. But that’s mostly because he is very consistent, considerate, honest, etc. If he was a bit hot and cold (like some men are), I would start getting anxious and struggle with the lack of texts

Brunocatmon · 15/07/2025 23:42

Flossflower · 15/07/2025 23:38

If you don’t live together then I don’t think the term is partner surely it should be boyfriend.

Do you think so? Even if you've been together a long time? More than a couple of years.

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GertyFreely · 15/07/2025 23:45

It amuses me how people who think they have ADHD get it into every discussion!