I've been with my gf for almost 6 months now. For context she's still in grad school (we have a 2 year age gap) and I'm struggling to feel physically attracted to her. I have a good job, decent amounts of stress, I like to work out, spend time with friends, and am very outgoing. She's super sweet, kind, sensitive, and brilliant. I find her attractive but I find the fact that she's always up in my business and available to me unattractive. She also just got an amazing job in another state (1/2)
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Yes. I do it every couple of days. They know about it.
My SO also has access to my phone. His fingerprint unlocks my phone, my banking app, everything.
Our shared tablet is also signed into all of our email accounts.
Enthusiast
F**K Seesaw… it is so annoying
We don’t go through each other’s phones but we do know each other’s passwords and use each other’s phone. I’ll text someone back for him while he’s driving, or he’ll use my Starbucks app since he doesn’t have it downloaded. We have free reign, but neither of us care to snoop. I’m not worried even if he did. We’ve been together ten years and I still think he’s wonderful.
Same here
Rising Star
I try to but the restraining order has put a damper on things...
No
Conversation Starter
No way, never. That’s an absurd violation of privacy and trust by the person whom you’re supposed to trust the most. Dunno how going through your SO’s phone could possibly ever be justified.
Completely agree! It’s bonkers to me that people do this. Like, why?? Your phone contains everything their phones contains, except their private information. I feel like these people also read their friends diaries as a kid.
Don't currently have one, but absolutely not. Have never asked to nor have I ever secretly done it. And no dude is going to get permission to go through my phone either.
I did once with an ex who I thought was cheating and I was able to confirm it after looking at his phone. He lied to me about a bunch of little things and I was starting to get trust issues. I'm glad I did it because then I knew for sure because he was denying it otherwise. I would not do that to my current SO thought because he hasn't given me any reason not to trust him.
AA1 I literally just responded to your post before I saw this! 😂
Chief
Ignorance, truly is bliss.
Enthusiast
Agreed.. I’ve found out too many crazy things when I used to go through my ex’s phone (he knew that I did and did it to mine)
Heck no, name one remotely good reason for doing that, ever. Even if you think your SO is cheating or whatever just ask them like a normal non-creepy human being
Ask them 🤔. Whose the dumb will admit I was cheating , even with proof they try to deny it.
I did once for such a dumb reason. We were looking at pics on his phone and a text from his mom came up that said something nasty about me and he quickly pulled away his phone. Later that night I went through the texts to see what she was saying and make sure he was defending me. I hardly knew her but I wasn’t going to deal with it if he wasn’t going to defend me. That was years ago and I haven’t been through his phone since.
Yeah, we’re engaged now. His mom is still a handful but we’ve set boundaries. Also helps she’s 1400 miles away!
Yes, sometimes. I like to make him new Spotify play lists, fix his battery life and close out the apps that never close. He wouldn't have given me his password if he didn't want me to. Also, he texts dozens of people daily, I have zero desire to read any of those, or see who he talks to. I trust him 100%, always have and always will. We've been together many years and even at my most pissed, him cheating has never crossed my mind.
Enthusiast
That’s full service phone management haha! Also the Spotify playlist is really cute
Pro
No. That Sounds like toxic 🚩 behavior to be doing stuff like that.
I just accidentally exposed my proposal plans. We use my iPad for spin classes. All the texts with her fam and my mom were going back And forth while she was taking her class. Damn iMessage lmao
That way I can capture the whole setting and have it swoop in just in time lmao
Rising Star
No
Rising Star
No.
Nope
Sometimes I go in there and take a goofy selfie. Makes her laugh.
Conversation Starter
I personally don’t because I haven’t felt like my partner is hiding anything from me. BUT if you have a weird feeling in your gut that won’t go away, I say do it once and see what you find. If your gut feeling is unfortunately correct, time to leave. But if you don’t find anything, I think you should use the opportunity to tell your partner that you looked through his/her phone and explain why you did/what you’re feeling. If they’re faithful, they might not even know they’re doing something that’s making you question their loyalty.
Nah, she either loves me or she doesn't. That's all I need.
Hell no. Not even a matter of trust but personal privacy. I don’t want him going through mine regardless of whether we have nothing to hide.