How many times a day do you talk to your spose/partner?

@foxyfire33 (10005)
United States
June 26, 2007 2:30pm CST
I heard this on the radio. There was a study done on how often couples spoke to each other each day and the results showed that women would be happier if their partners would call them three times every day. Not two times, not four times but THREE times for optimal happiness. I'm lucky if I talk to mine once a day and usually I'm the one to initiate the conversation. I would be happy if he contacted me himself once a day. If he called me three times I'd think he was checking up on me or something. How often do you all talk to your partners? How often would you WANT to talk to them each day?
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@cher913 (25782)
• Canada
26 Jun 07
hubby and i email each other from work and then we also text message each other...he calls me if he when he is on his way home from work as well
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@foxyfire33 (10005)
• United States
27 Jun 07
We use the computer to "talk" a lot of the time too. He used to call on his way home but his cell finally broke and he hasn't gotten a new one yet.
• United States
26 Jun 07
I call my fiance every day at lunch, both to wake him up, and to get to talk to him in the middle of the day. He will sometimes try to call me in the afternoon, but I don't usually hear my phone (it's on vibrate while I'm at work, and I'm not always at my desk). I think it would be difficult for him to call me three times a day, or vice versa, or some combination of those two. I see him before I leave for work and when I get home from work, and talk to him in the middle of the day, and I think that is fine. If we didn't live together, I would probably want to talk to him on the phone more often, but that's not really a problem for us now.
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@foxyfire33 (10005)
• United States
27 Jun 07
It would be realy difficult for us to call each other that often also. Besides the long distance charges he works 12 hour shifts a half hour from home which doesn't leave m uch time for talking anyway. We don't live together at the moment so we kind of go our separate ways while he's working. When he is home we talk off and on throughout the day on messenger since it's free. When we do start living together I imagine the most we'll talk on the phone is if I need him to pick something up on his way home.
@ravinskye (8237)
• United States
27 Jun 07
I talk to my husband in the morning before he goes to work because i have to get up too to bring in the kid i babysit. then i usually don't talk to him until he gets home from work in the afternoon. I would like if he would call occassionally on his lunch break, but I know he only gets half and hour for lunch and he likes to maintain a "tough guy" image for the guys at work.
• United States
27 Jun 07
My boyfriend and I live together so that changes things. I think my boyfriend calls me more than I call him. When he's upset, he doesn't call that much. I'd say he calls like 3-5 times a day, sometimes even more. And when we're fighting he'll call like once or twice.
@senthil2k (1500)
• India
27 Jun 07
Spouse - Talk to the Spouse
Both myself and my spouse call each other atleast 4-5 times a day. Sometimes, when I'm busy and forget to call her, she will call me out. Other days, when I remember to call her, I will give her a call. We dont mind the length of the talk, but we ensure that we always talk to each other atleast few times a day, even the talk is for atleast few seconds. This helps us to share our thoughts and feelings. Even after reaching home from our offices, we sit down and talk for atleast half an hour or more. I have read in a magazine few years ago, that mutual talk among the partners will solve and prevent most of the problems.
• United States
27 Jun 07
Well during the week my husband talk once in the morning and once at night. We work differnt shifts so it makes it hard to commuicate to eachother. I wish I could talk to him more though :(
@foxyfire33 (10005)
• United States
27 Jun 07
That is hard! My ex-hubby and I worked different shifts for awhile to and it seemed like we never talked during the week. We left notes for each other but that just isn't the same.
@gloria777 (1674)
• India
27 Jun 07
I make sure to call her 2-3 times a day when I am in office.
@lpetges (3036)
• United States
27 Jun 07
after reading some of these responses, its kind of scaring me! we must be married too long to be so talkative! some days we are so busy and working, that we barely see eachother. i dont think we have ever emailed or text messaged eachother, and if he calls me from work, its usually for something very important. i guess we are just different!
@freak369 (5113)
• United States
27 Jun 07
99% of the time we send text messages, they are easier to get through when he is in areas with bad reception and I don't have to worry about calling when he is busy. The same thing goes when he wants to ask me something; I can text him back when I get the chance.
• United States
27 Jun 07
Friends - Togetherness, what friendship is all about.
I usually talk to my partner at least once a day. Sometimes something happens and we'll talk more than once a day, but the norm is once a day online in the evenings after the day is done. Obviously, when we're at school we see eachother all the time.
@kelly60 (4547)
• United States
27 Jun 07
I don't currently have a partner, but I agree with you that if my ex would have called me three times a day, I would be certain that he was checking up on me. I never saw any sense in him calling me or for me to call him when we weren't together, unless of course there was some reason that it was necessary. As far as talking to each other around the house, it depends on whether or not we have something to say. I wouldn't set a number on it though.
@aissha (2036)
• India
27 Jun 07
u are right when u say if he calls often then may be he is checking ,i think it is individual i mean individual couple and also as time passes u grow as acouple and so is the trust and some very loving couple may not even need to talk to tell what they want from each other ,it is so well understood they simple know , but it takes time and patience in a relation,which pepople and cou[ple are lacking.
@butterfly39 (3904)
• Philippines
27 Jun 07
We talk a lot every day before going to work then when i went home we discuss important things.
@laydee (12798)
• Philippines
27 Jun 07
I get to talk a lot with my partner. We talk in the mornings as he's going to work. In the middle of the day just a thought or two, then talk after lunch, then he sends me messages through my phone just before he's about to leave work or as he goes home, and of course right before sleeping. Hmm.. that's around 4-5 times or more a day. I don't really require him to do so. He's usually busy so I just sneak a sms message or two sometimes to let him know how much i love him. He does that too. I love my partner. Though we do things differently, we always try our best to get in touch. ;)