Do you talk on the phone to your spouse or siginficant other everyday while at work?

[Divamomto3]

Yes, I call him at least once or IM if I want to tell him something or send him a smiley. He'll do the same to me.

When I'm at work, he usually only calls me if it's an emergency (like he can't find something ) or I call him by 9pm ( I work 7p-7a) to see how the kids are if they went to bed OK and to give hm reminders for the morning.

 

[PooohBear]

My DH calls me once almost every day just for a Hello and to say he loves me and we've been married 19 years !

 

[calypso*a*go-go]

As someone whose many job duties included taking all the calls at a manufacturing facility with over two hundred employees, let me tell you how aggravating it was to constantly have my work interupted (H.R. Dept.) by bored/lonely spouses. Calling with important information was one thing, but many of these calls were just to "chat". Yes, I know because they all had to take the calls in my office!

Because of that experience, I have always been sensitive to making only necessary calls to DH and keeping them as brief as possible. Could I call him several times daily? Yes, if I wanted to -- but I choose not to. But when I do...we always slip in an "I Love You" and we've been married eighteen years in spite of our limited phone conversations.

 

[Cindy B]

No. I am in a classroom all day, so not unless its an emergency.

 

[trampslady]

Yes, we do. After 16+ years of marriage and no children, we still like to hear each others voice throughout the day. In fact, one of us will usually make a comment about how "quiet" it was if we both got busy and didn't get around to calling.

We also ride to work together. One thing that I've learned is that every relationship works completely different than the next, and what works for one couple might not for another. We happen to be best friends and love to visit with one another regularly.

 

[WDWLVR]

Nope, we talk in the morning before work and we talk in the evening after work. If one of us needs something or is going to be late we'll cal, but we won't just call to chat.

 

[Trish Bessette]

NOPE! Only if something very important came up do we talk during the day.

My little sister and her husband talk all the time and it makes me sick. I can't imagine why they need to communicate throughout the entire day and track each others every move.

 

[PrincessDadx2]

Yes. I have an office and DW is SAH and we talk regularly. She needs to talk to an adult sometimes, or she goes crazy

 

[minniepumpernickel]

I told Sean that he can call me at work if he wants to. He gave me his work # and said that I can call him anytime. I'm not going to call him at work, though. I wouldn't want to bother him if he is with a patient.

 

[Mom2Ashli]

Nope we only call when there is a reason. DH works construction and can't be bothered during the day.

 

[pirateofthecarolinas]

I'm a SAHM and we only call each other if we need something or urgent.

My husband doesn't like it when workers are on the phone with their wives all day. He thinks it is unprofessional and takes away from company time. It reflects poorly on those when raise time comes.

Lori

 

[Lil Lil]

Glad to see I'm not the only one who doesn't call DH at work. We only talk if it's something important that needs to be discussed. Don't have time to just chit chat.

 

[caitycaity]

we don't call, but we do usually im each other every day.

 

[I_Know_You2!]

We check in with one another often. It is the fun part of each of our days! Mornings and evenings ar pretty hectic around here!

 

[beattyfamily]

Originally posted by Lil Lil
Glad to see I'm not the only one who doesn't call DH at work. We only talk if it's something important that needs to be discussed. Don't have time to just chit chat.

And I'm glad to see that I'm not the only one who does call DH at work and he calls me too.

He doesn't always have time to just chit chat but he can at lunch and right before he leaves work so I know which train he'll be on so we know when to expect him. Other than those 2 calls (on cell phones and not work phones) it would then have to be important or an emergency.

I almost feel like those who do talk to their spouse daily are being judged here?? I hope that's not the case.

 

[Mad4Mickey]

Sometimes I dont call him but he alwasy calls me if he does not hear from me . But alot of the time the station gets a call and he just hangs up without saying goodbye. Drives me nuts! I know he cant help it but it bugs me.

 

[calypso*a*go-go]

Originally posted by beattyfamily
I almost feel like those who do talk to their spouse daily are being judged here?? I hope that's not the case.

I hope my comments didn't make you feel that way. I was really just trying to explain why I don't call my DH. Everybody's personal circumstances are different and that's OKAY.

My problem is that I overheard too many conversations starting out with: "Whatcha doin'?", "Nothin', whatch you doin'?" all on the clock of course with me doing the payroll. It was actually a very difficult position to be in.

Kudos to any of you that can actually keep your DH/DW on the phone long enough to talk.

 

[beattyfamily]

Originally posted by calypso*a*go-go
I hope my comments didn't make you feel that way. I was really just trying to explain why I don't call my DH. Everybody's personal circumstances are different and that's OKAY.

My problem is that I overheard too many conversations starting out with: "Whatcha doin'?", "Nothin', whatch you doin'?" all on the clock of course with me doing the payroll. It was actually a very difficult position to be in.

Kudos to any of you that can actually keep your DH/DW on the phone long enough to talk.

No, your comments didn't bother me, and I actually missed your post and had to go find it!! I understand why you feel the way you do!

I just got the feeling from a couple of posts' tone but I did say, it could all be in my imagination!!

 

[CamColt]

We usually email on a daily basis. In fact if he hasnt heard from me by mid afternoon he usually emails to check that Im ok.

For example today I started an email telling him how getting DS to school for the first day went...had to fill him in with all the gossip, info on the new teacher, etc... Weve gone back and forth on that a couple times. I usually only call him when its something really important that I need an answer right away or something like that. Usualy when I call him I only get voice mail anyway as he spends a lot of time in meetings and away from his desk. We definitely dont call to just make small talk, however when we email its some of the few times we can have an uninteruppted conversation, LOL!

 

[PhotobearSam]

Every day...Sometimes up to 10 times a day...I'm my own boss and he works with me if his job is off (he does not work if it is damp out or is raining) and even when he's at work...I still call because he is alone and has a cell...

I can't go more than 3 hours without him but then again, we are newlyweds...I'll revisit this issue in 5years...