Do You Snoop On Your Partner?
By DB
@dgobucks226 (37621)
December 31, 2018 10:36am CST
How curious do you consider yourself. Have you ever looked through your significant other's phone to go through text or call history? Maybe you were wondering just who they were talking with and wanted to discreetly find out, so you did some investigating on your own.
Actually, looking through your partner's phone is more common than you think it is. The home improvement app Porch conducted a survey recently that found 57% of people have gone through their partner's text or call history, and 50% have checked their Facebook activity.
Are you shocked by the percentage of social media snoopers? And this survey is not just talking about dating relationships, married couples make up this percentage too.
Which brings me to my question. Why does one snoop?
Source-businessinsider.com
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8 responses
@LadyDuck (502148)
• Italy
31 Dec 18
I am curious, but not nosy, the two things are very different. My phone has no password, the one of my husband has no password, I have never had a look at his messages and I am sure he never checked my phone. Should this be the case, our marriage would have not lasted 47 years.
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@LadyDuck (502148)
• Italy
3 Jan 19
@dgobucks226 Being nosy is a very bad habit, I would not accept that my husband check everything I write, or I say.
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@dgobucks226 (37621)
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2 Jan 19
Interestingly someone's infidelity or trust was not the main reason for snooping, it was curiousity according to this survey.
Probably a better way than jumping to conclusions is to just have a conversation with your partner if something is troubling you.
I see what you mean by your distinction between nosy and curious 
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@Dena91 (17029)
• United States
31 Dec 18
Mike and mine's phones lay next to each other most of the time so if either one of us was interested we could look at the others phone. We are together almost 100% of the time so we know what we are up to. We trust one another, it's never been an issue for either one of us.
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@dgobucks226 (37621)
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2 Jan 19
Very nice response! Trust is the cornerstone to a sound relationship. You might be interested to know this fact from the survey- should a person feel guilty for snooping? Many of the people in the survey 75% said they didn't feel guilty whether they found anything or not.
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
8 Jan 19
@dgobucks226 Yes, they should.
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@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
31 Dec 18
I keep my phone clean, I delete most of the time, unless its a threat, yes I get those I am a landlady.
As far as online stuff I have to say I am lazy about deleting stuff.
I would not snoop on a partner, if I don`t trust him then we should not be together.
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@dgobucks226 (37621)
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2 Jan 19
I see. I would imagine as a landlady saving those threatening texts is important as proof if challenged. I do not snoop, but I would think some do out of curiosity as opposed to thinking their partner was actually cheating on them. Still wrong though..
@porwest (112717)
• United States
31 Dec 18
I do not. Not really. But I do know my wife is always looking into my phone. She says she is joking, but I swear she thinks I have some ladies I go visit when I am on my business travels. I assure her always that is not the case. It's not that she does not trust me. She just has this strong belief that men cannot keep it in their pants. I swear, there have been MANY opportunities. I have yet to take up on one.
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@dgobucks226 (37621)
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2 Jan 19
I appreciate your insightful response to this question. In some of my past relationships I think maybe they had a bad past relationship and so it is hard for them to trust the new relationship.
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the power of persuasion..@porwest (112717)
• United States
3 Jan 19
@dgobucks226 I keep telling myself I am just such a hunk she is worried because of that. I am very likely delusional. Very delusional. 
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@dgobucks226 (37621)
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2 Jan 19
I think many snoop to protect themselves. Maybe they were hurt in their past relationship and don't want this to happen again. But if you can't trust as you say that is not good for a healthy relationship.
@dgobucks226 (37621)
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6 Jan 19
Interestingly someone's infidelity or trust was not the main reason for snooping, it was curiousity.
