Married ( or coupled) DUers, How often do you call your SO?

[NightWatcher]

I am not a fan of constant calling and checking in with the SO, but I was wondering how often everyone here calls/checks in with the SO. Me and my lady (hehe) are often out of town working on jobs (she's a marine biologist/I'm a PI) and we call each other constantly.

How often do you call your Significant Other? Am I a terrible human being because I hate the phone?

[Shine]

1. I check in with him via cell phone at least once daily

usually just to see what time he'll be home for dinner.

[LeftyMom]

2. We PM a lot. Phone calls less often, we're both crazy busy most days.

But our situation is pretty weird, due to being so far from each other.

[Generic Brad]

3. We talk when we're home

On the phone - once or twice a month. When we're not working we're together, so there is no need to make a phone call.

[harmonicon]

4. every day or two

We go months without seeing each other, so that's how it is. When we're on trips away from our respective homes, not that often - maybe once or twice a week.

[sakabatou]

5. I try at least once a week

:-(

It's a long-distance relationship.

[hippywife]

6. Usually a couple times

a day. We both call each other to let the other know we're leaving work and to see if there's anything we need to pick up on the way home. I get off anywhere between 4 and 4:30 but he has to work until 6. Sometimes earlier in the day if there's something we really need to ask/tell the other.

[Lyric]

7. All the time

We call each other at pretty much every "stopping" point in the day--after work, on lunch breaks, after each class, when one of us gets to the store, and before leaving the store. That doesn't count the random "just because" calls, either.

We never get tired of each other. We're sickening like that. :hi:

Edited to add: No, we aren't a new couple. This year is our ninth anniversary. :)

[NMDemDist2]

29. yup, what you said

and we celebrated 14 years this month

[JanMichael]

8. married. We actually have walkie talkies because

we are never that far from each other:

Swqeeeech..."hi honey, are you there?"

Swqeeech...."Yeah...what's up?"

Sweeech....."I just wanted to say I love you; see you in 7 minutes.....


You get the drift. It's disgusting.

[SOteric]

9. At least daily,

and sometimes more often. Not because either of us has to, but because there's such a connection there. Sometimes we don't even have much to say, but still seek that connection.

Yeah, he spoils me.

[GOPisEvil]

10. Just about daily.

2000 miles will do that.

We don't talk every day, but most days we do. Even for just 5 minutes. I still love hearing her voice. What can I say? :D

[REP]

11. Text numerous time per day; call once or so

Texts are anything from " do you need anything from the store?" to stoopid jokes; he usually calls because he loooooooves he Bluetooth hookup in his car (I have one too but I'm not a bg fan of talking on the phone). We've been together over 15 years.

[1gobluedem]

12. If you're my assistant's wife, about once an hour

She calls him all the time, sometimes just to tell him what the weather is doing. I can't stand it and have suggested numerous times that, while I understand personal calls at work are necessary at times, there is such a thing as too much. If she isn't calling, his college daughter is. Sometimes I really hate cell phones because nobody waits for the right time anymore; they just pick up the phone and call with any random thought in their heads.

My SO and I call each other maybe once during the work day.

[Maine-ah]

13. we don't call very often. He works days, I work nights

and during the day I'm home w/bb. So we just keep our IM up, and if we need to talk we do so through IM'ing.

[mondo joe]

14. A check in during the work day, and a call at the end of the work day to coordinate meeting up.

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

15. My Wife And I Would Call While Drivin To Work, At Work About 3-4 Times And On The Way Home From Work

Weird thing about that is, to this day when I see the red light on at my machine at work, for a split second my brain think it's her, till I realize how insane of a thought that is...

[kwassa]

16. more email and text than phone

probably one call a day, on the way home, unless something comes up.

email and text updates, especially when she is out of town on business, from her Blackberry.

[AlCzervik]

17. my husband is away a lot and the time difference is pretty big so i talk to him

on the phone about every 2 or 3 days and we email each other every day or we do video chat which is nice because my daughter and i can talk to him at the same time.

now my sister, omg she doesn't go to the bathroom without calling her husband first, it's beyond ridiculous. We were all renting a house this summer and i swear to god she talked to him at least 6 times a day, i don't even know who she is anymore sometimes and it bothers me.

[yellowdogintexas]

27. mine too. when he is in the field, we email daily, several times because we

just keep in touch that way. He calls me when he can get a signal on his cell phone.

normally I call if I am going to be late, or if I need him to run an errand or if we are trying to plan something and it needs to be finalized before I get home, or to see if he needs me to run an errand before I come home.

[bicentennial_baby]

18. Depends...

If he's online, we just pm. If not, we talk/text a few times a day. :)

[Raejeanowl]

19. Usually Just Once

To confirm who's going to be home when, what's for dinner, go over evening plans. We've always tried to keep workplace intrusions to a minimum.

[Orsino]

20. Two-three times a day.

I just love hearing her voice. I'm at work before she rolls out of bed, so we chat after she's mobile, and again when I'm home and have walked the dogs. Occasional text messages in between.

[NewJeffCT]

21. Usually call once or twice each workday, but also a few emails as well

mostly, to discuss dinner plans, or to ask if one of us could pick up our daughter.

[Connonym]

22. This was a HUGE issue in my last relationship

I personally feel that it's important to touch base on a daily basis, even if it's just a couple text messages or a 5 minute phone call. My ex drove me nuts because if he was busy with work I wouldn't hear from him for days. Same thing if he wasn't feeling well (or drunk) he'd turn off the phone. I can understand wanting to be alone when you're sick or being exhausted from work but even if you're putting in ungodly long hours at work I reckon you still can manage a couple minutes out of your day to send a freaking email or text message. I guess I'm still sort of bitter over this.

[Beer Snob-50]

23. once or twice a work day

sometimes more if there is something going on.

[Phentex]

24. He calls me just before he leaves work. I rarely call...

I call him only if there's something that just can't wait. Otherwise, I never call him at work and I don't like when he calls me at work unless it's really important. It's a habit for him to call me just before he leaves which doesn't really bother me, but I'm not sure why he does it.

I love talking on the phone, but not when there really isn't anything to say. :)

[theredpen]

25. Every 15 seconds

On average.

[seemunkee]

26. Email during the work day.

neither of us travel for work so that isn't much of and issue. We both sit at desks most of the day so we can easily email each other.

[NewWaveChick1981]

28. I usually call once a day, sometimes twice if I have a good reason.

On the other hand, I will get two to three calls a day from him. It's usually OK, but it can be annoying at times.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

30. we live together and call each othe often during the work day.

[dpbrown]

31. Call her what?

:rofl:

Oh, I'm so funny.

:hi: