When I text my husband

[LovebirdsFlying]

I posted this in a Facebook group but thought it would also be a fun topic here. How many people can relate to this?
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When I Text My Husband

What it means: "I'm busy at the moment and don't have time for a whole conversation, but I'm passing this information to you so you'll have it handy. We'll talk more later."

What he thinks it means: "Call me immediately. I want to have a full and in depth discussion with you on this subject right now."

It's been said, the younger generation thinks, "Why call when you can text?" while the older generation thinks, "Why text when you can call?" He and I are only a year apart, but we must be right at the split of the generations.

 

[mama2one]

phone so old, send button no longer works, lol

so I can get texts from husband but can't reply
texts mostly "stuck in mtg, will b late"
do get "I love you" texts, too

 

[Tigger45]

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What it means: "I'm busy at the moment and don't have time for a whole conversation, but I'm passing this information to you so you'll have it handy. We'll talk more later."

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Exactly

My wife and I rarely talk on the phone. This is our everyday M.O. and we’re in our early 60’s.

 

[LovebirdsFlying]

Hubby is a bit of a technophobe, slowly starting to warm up to the idea of a cell phone. He would have been perfectly content calling me from a pay phone, leaving a message on the answering machine if I'm out, and waiting until he's home from work to surf the internet on a desktop computer. The only reason he got a cell phone in the first place is that it was required for a job he had. That job is no more, and where he works now, they issued him a company cell. BUT that means he now carries both of them around. Apparently he's decided he likes his personal phone. There are advantages to us being able to reach each other no matter where we are. He likes having a way to pass the time if he's stuck somewhere like a waiting room, or before they bring the meal at a restaurant, or sitting in the car while I'm shopping for something if he doesn't want to go in. Besides, he's become a real ace at Candy Crush, which you can't play on a landline.

Yes, we're both looking at our phones a lot now, even sitting right beside each other, but that doesn't mean we're ignoring each other. Often we end up talking about this meme, joke, or news article we just saw. Our phones come in handy when I need to ask him to get something for me. Some time back, in another thread, there was the idea of showing him a picture of what I need, so he doesn't get confused. Easy to just text him the picture.

And that's the advantage for me too. Let's say I'm the one going shopping. Need anything? If I'm told via a phone call that, yeah, we're out of butter and eggs, we're running low on toilet paper and laundry detergent, and don't forget cat food, I can guarantee you that at least one of those things is going to fall out of my head before I get to the store. Text it to me, and when I get there, all I have to do is look at my phone.

 

[Tigger45]

I remember those days when someone would buzz your pager and you’d have to find a pay phone

 

[Sodafox]

I might be weird for a millennial but I like to talk on the phone. Texting is convenient since each person can respond as they have time but a phone call is definitely more efficient.

 

[LovebirdsFlying]

I notice my daughter's boyfriend does the same. He gets a text, he immediately answers with a call. They're in their 30's.

 

[mama2one]

use my phone so little that I'll hear a chirping noise;
it needs charged from sitting there doing nothing, lol

 

[Tigger45]

use my phone so little that I'll hear a chirping noise;
it needs charged from sitting there doing nothing, lol

Same with my mom. We tease her that sooner or later she'll need to un-box her phone charger. Lol

 

[EmmaCat]

I had this text from my hubby the other day at work:

"What do you use to pluck your eyebrows?"

He does this sometimes when he's bored, asks crazy questions to get a rise out of me. It doesn't work any more. I texted back:

"The chainsaw."