Do you believe you have the right to your significant other's passwords?

I don't think significant others have the right to each others passwords, no. I also don't think there would ever be an "emergency" that needs to be addressed in email so I see no reason to have access to someone's email password. I could see potentially time-sensitive issues in banking, maybe, but not email. I feel that some people use the exchange of passwords as "proof" of trust... i.e., if you have nothing to hide from me / if you trust me, you will give me all your passwords. All this does is create more of an environment of suspicion when people start logging in to each others accounts "just to see" what is there. It can also set up lots of situations for misunderstandings, arguments and more that require people to "explain" things that were not wrong or suspicious in the first place. Plus, anyone can give away "all" their passwords and still have or create another email account that they don't share, for example. The fact that a person shares their passwords does not inherently make them any more trustworthy than a person who doesn't. I also don't know very many people that have access to their partner's email or phone password and honestly do not look. So, I'm not sure how the sharing of the password itself signifies so much trust. Seems like it creates a great deal of temptation, though.

its all about trust, cause if you trust one another from the beggining everything will fall into place without you discussing if not to know or not to know each other's passwords

I don't think anyone has a RIGHT to their partners passwords. it's up to a couple whether they want to share that, and if anyone puts pressure on the other to reveal their passwords then that's very wrong. because my husband and I trust each other, we don't feel any need to invade the others privacy. because we don't need to invade each others privacy we don't need each others passwords. because we both trust the other not to be doing anything that warrants snooping. I know his passwords, but that's because he can't really be bothered filling in online forms, so he usually gets me to set the accounts up for him. I've never signed in to his accounts, apart from on one occasion, when I was using the computer and he asked me to see if he'd received a confirmation e-mail for an order, and I checked. but really, there's no need for people who trust each other to go into their private internet correspondence.

Why should significant others know eachother's passwords? Do they need to use them? What kind of passwords? I definitely see no point in emails, but perhaps bank passwords and pins might be useful. Just because someone is committed to someone doesn't mean that they no longer have a right and need to privacy.

The only passwords that my husband and I share are the passwords to some gaming accounts on games that we both used to play together. I have, in the past, given him the passwords to my email accounts, Facebook, and Myspace, but to my knowledge, he's never entered any of them. I do not have his passwords, nor have I ever asked for them. Simply put, neither of us have anything to hide or worry about when it comes to each other. When I was younger, I did share a computer with my then boyfriend at the time because we lived together. We both used the ICQ messenger, and to prevent one of us from accidentally logging into the wrong account, I put a password on mine and that just made him very angry for some reason. That sort of thing just drives me nuts when neither partner has given the other a good reason to believe something might not be quite right.

hi, i'm also in a committed relationship. I have been married for 20 year's....so you would think i would fully trust my husband no question's asked,right? well, call me paranoid but as far as knowing each others password's....YES YOU SHOULD!!!!. If you truly love and care about each other then you should have nothing to hide...right? I truly want to be trusting of my partner and i want him to trust me so there shouldn't be any problem sharing password's with each other. If for some reason your partner wouldn't want to share a password with you, that would immediatly make me suspisious. Do you think I'm paranoid??

Absolutely not. We are individual people, not extensions of each other. We have our own business, if we want to share then we do. We have no need or reason to have absolute access to one another's every minute detail.

No, I don't think that I have the right to my husband's password. Whether he chooses to tell me or not, it's very much his choice, and I respect the choice that he makes. He is entitled to some privacy. It's something that bothers me. I don't mind not knowing his password.

I believe that everyone's passwords should be kept private, only to them. this is not really something that should be shared with anyone else. it is a personal choice to make to let your significant other have access to your passwords.

That is a pretty good question though. If you are committed in a relationship, or you are married, you shouldn't hide anything from each other though. Is it right? You should tell the exact true to your another significant half. It is tough though. Some people still want their own privacy which they don't want to share. It depends on how you are going to work it out.

I do not believe I have the "right" to know my boyfriends passwords, we live together in a committed relationship for five years. However I do believe I have the "right" to be respected. By this I mean that if he were to ask me and I were to ask him for the password there should be no hesitation, as neither has the right to hide anything from each other. At any rate my boyfriend and I know each others and I do not believe he has ever snooped anything of mine. As I have not snooped as neither one has given each other any reason. Reason why I say no one has the "right" as I do believe there is an extent of some privacy preference but one should not be sneaky with it. In other words I should not be questioned or demanded as to why not. It should be freely given. At least in my home it is.

I know some people think that way, but I personally think you have a right to a certain degree of privacy even in a relationship, so we do not share our passwords with eachother. It works for us, I have no need to check up on my fiancee anyway, but each couple should do what they think is best for them.

I believe that while there should be no secrets between a couple in a committed relationship, there should be a measure of trust and respect for one's individuality. I would allow my significant other privacy of email account because i would trust that individual. And I would hope that my significant other would trust me enough. I don't see where an emergency situation would require access to my spouse's email. Of course access to bank accounts and data bases might be required. but not emails.

No, I dont... Its privacy. Sometimes we enjoy being together to have things not known to each other. A secret, things that I feel need not for the other to know. We trust each other, and we respect our privacy. It is simple as respecting ones idea or conviction. Respecting ones decision. The keyword is "TRUST". One you know your partner very well, I is of no importance.

No One and I mean No one knows my passwords. What I did was put in a safe box one password to one of my emails so me sister could write my friends if I ever were in an accident . But that's it.I wouldn't want to know my guy's passwords. It is none of my business.This doesn't mean I don't love him or because I will never marry him I am not committed I just think some things are private and should remain that way.And if I were married, I wouldn't care about my husband's passwords. " I don;t care what you do," would be me stance on Everything a husband does.

This is a touchy situation. I think if you are married then you should at least know where your spouse keeps their password list. You never know when you may need to look up something online in case of any emergency. Especially if the spouse pays bills online or has their own business.

no. everyone has the right to their privacy. and if I get all paranoid that he might be cheating on me and I ask him his password than I don't see why we should go on with the relationship. so I wouldn't ask him for his password

I personally think that when you are in a commited and stable relationship then you should know eachothers passwords. What is the point of not having the trust or not wanting to give your partner your password? If you have nothing at all to hide then why not? But if your partner uses your password then surely this is to check up on you and so there is no trust there at all, i mean what would be the point of having there password and using it, what would you be looking for? It all comes down to trust, if you have nothing to hide then fine let them have your password, if you don't then surely your partner would question why you don't want them to have it and they will then wonder what it is that you have to hide. Secrets and disshonesty wrecks relationships, best to be upfront and honest. If i had a partner i would be happy to let her have my details, it is all about trust.

I'm engaged to my partner, and we both have each others passwords. We have been together almost four years now. Although at the beginning of the relationship, we kept things private. It was when jealousy and issues arose that we decided it would stop some of the fighting if we could check on each other rather than make accusations. All in all, I think each couple needs to have a talk about it and decide if it works for them or not. Sometimes it's better to just have trust. Sometimes when trust is broken, you need reassurance.

well, me and my boyfriend we r just like u and yours, we share all passwords and codes, cuz we trust each-other, and it was never a problem bout it, anyways, if your relationship goes bad, (hope not), u can always change them so u feel more secure!