Do you check up your partner's cell-phone?

@mokkka (881)
Bulgaria
May 25, 2010 4:14pm CST
REcently my friends and I had a fight about pros and cons of looking in the information of somebody's phone and not just somebody but your partner at particular.Do you think it is right to look from time to time what is happening into his sms list,calls,meeting and stuff like that or you say it is something personal you cannot touch?It is interesting because I know it is personal but I am curious and as I want to be sure he does not cheat on me I would look it up.what is your choice?
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@kedralynn (980)
• United States
25 May 10
I trust my current partner fully and don't have any desire to check his phone. With that in mind, yes I checked my ex's phone. I knew he was lying to me about a lot of things. I'd go to the use the computer we shared and there would pop up a message from some girl talking about hanging out on a night when he told me he was doing something else. So when he was in the shower and he got a text from a girl, I'd sometimes take a look. Yes it hurt me a lot because I found many things I didn't really want to know. I found he had cheated on me many times. And of course when I brought it up he'd just yell at me for going thru his personal stuff. Like it was my fault he was caught lying. Oh well, luckily that drama is gone. I wouldn't really want my partner going thru my phone, although I have nothing to hide. But I respect his privacy and I trust he's always telling me the truth. I just have to ask him "hey who are you texting so late right now?" and he'll show me the text messages. It lets me know he's hiding nothing. Thank goodness!
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• China
26 May 10
I gree with you.I really donot want my partner going thru my phone.
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@rosie230 (1704)
25 May 10
i wouldnt do it... i know it seems like something so easy to do, and it would cure the curious, but i feel that it is an invasion of privacy, although I dont care if my b/f looks in my phone I have nothing to hide... if you are worried that he may cheat or is cheating then perhaps you should talk to him, in a realtionship you do need some trust in a relationship, and if you have no trust then it will be hard to keep a relationship going, as you will always fear that in the back of your mind... if your boyfriend was to cheat you would find out, as these things normally come out, because mistakes get made, and these people get caught out.
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@mokkka (881)
• Bulgaria
25 May 10
I have been lied so many times that I belive to nobody anymore even sometimes to myself.That is why I would probably look at the phone as I know that if there is somthing I will find out but I don't want to be the last to know.
@ypyanyan (956)
• China
26 May 10
no,no,no.. I never do it . I hate this kind of behavior for I do not like others check up my mobile phone .so I hate check up my partner's cell-phone. if you do it for you do not trust and respect them. it is banned .
• Philippines
26 May 10
yah, that is true....
@davity (52)
• United States
26 May 10
i have a boyfriend who has so many friends who are girls. i wanted to check his phone and read some of his messages because i know there are girls talking to him almost anytime. the thing is, he places a security code so that i couldn't open his phone. and that makes me think he's hiding something from me and i should check his phone as soon as possible. yep, it's the trust..but sometimes, things aren't just so simple. it's so hard to always wear a sunglasses and pretend you're blind. :-)
• Philippines
27 May 10
My dear... you have to trust your partner..why do you have to check your partner's cellphone? For me, it's really irritating.. just let that person feel that you truly trust him/her..
• Philippines
26 May 10
for me its just normal that you check your partners cellphone its because you most woman to that so that they can calm theirselves whether their partner cheat on them.but not time 2 time because your envading his personal and private life that can cause a quarrel then. just ask personally and talk to your partner so that nothing troubles happens.
• India
26 May 10
Hmmm... I know bout curiosity, and that would definitely make us do the things we don't want to do. But, personally I wouldn't check on his cell phone, even if I'm curious, which I was, way back. I think if a person want to cheat, he would any way, even clearing his cell phone list. Relationships work better with trust and faith, so if u have them, both would respect that.
@nixxi76 (3191)
• Canada
26 May 10
If I can't trust my hubby by now then I'm with him for the wrong reasons. If he's going to call other people who I'm insecure about then he's been lying about telling me he loves me. I know he wouldn't do that but if he did oh well then I will move on and live single no biggie. I use to be very jealous but he's proven himself and it's taken just about seven years now to convince me that he's commited. Take care
@daliaj (5674)
• India
26 May 10
I don't think my husband will ever check my email or cell phone. He respect the personal space. I sometimes go through his phone, not because I doubt him, but I like to play gamese in his phone. After playing games, sometimes I go through his phone and ask him some questions about the people whom I am not familiar with. He is fine with that and we both don't have anything to hide.
• Philippines
26 May 10
I would definitely not look through his phone, I mean, it's just simply invasion of his privacy, and I wouldn't really want him to be snooping around my phone either. I am not hiding anything, but just the idea of him looking through my phone without me knowing is just not for me. Though there are times when I get an SMS message, I would ask him to read it for me, if I'm doing something, and he's the same with me.. It just shows that we both really respect each other's privacy, and we show each other, that there is really nothing to worry about.
@ada8may21 (2405)
• Philippines
26 May 10
Even though my beau cheated on me, I still dont have the nerve to check and go over his phone. Its up to him to cheat me again. I've already given him another chance if he is going to mess up with it, its no longer my problem. That's how I see it. But the good thing is that my beau trust me to have his phone and even allow me to answer the call or text. So I dont mind it. When we are still living we are exchanging phones sometimes that's how attached and trusted we are to each other. We are far from each other now. I hope he will remain faithful to me, even if I dont have the chance to go over with his personal things.
@thomad13 (210)
• United States
26 May 10
I have been married for five years this June. I fully trust my husband and have always done so. I don't believe you should commit your life to a person and marriage if that type of trust is not there. I don't feel the need to go through his phone and other belongings. I feel that it could change if he changed. If his behavior changed to lying( and I can read him when he lies) act suspicious and placing the phone on vibrate, then its different. My life is devoted to this man in the hopes of being loved and respected throughout our marriage, if I ever felt that was violated then I feel I have the right to look. I don't thinks its personal things that cannot be touched. You are in a committed relationship so everything should be open and there should be no need to want to hide anything.
@juggerogre (1653)
• Philippines
26 May 10
I trust my girlfriend so I don't check her cellphone unless of course she told me to check it.
26 May 10
i may in some reasons like curiosity. but making it as a hobby is not appropriate for its a personal matter.
@maean_19 (4655)
• Philippines
26 May 10
In my opinion, mobile or cell phone is a personal stuff. It is improper for one to scrutinize another's phone without his/her permission even if that is your gf's/bf's phone. I on one hand does not want my cp to be scrutinized even by my boyfriend. In turn, never scrutinize his cp. I have hunches and suspicions that he might be keeping something from me, but that is not a reason alone for me to sneak in and check on his personal things particularly his mobile phone. Besides, what you do not know will not hurt you while if you accidentally find something out, that is more hurting. There are times that I attempt to open m bf's phone, yet I would control myself not to pursue because if he will find out or if I will be caught, I don't want us to lead on an argument or confrontation. Moreover, there are other ways on how to catch and find out when your guy or boyfriend is cheating on you.
@Masmasika (1921)
• Philippines
26 May 10
That's the worst thing you can do to your partner. Checking your partner's cellphone is invading your partner's privacy. It means you don't trust your partner and that is also a sign of disrespect. If you have things that you want to discuss with your partner, be honest and frank. I consider checking one's cellphone prying which is not good. This affects your relationship. As much as possible, give your partner the freedom.
@teamrose (1492)
• United States
26 May 10
Absolutely not. I would be thoroughly ticked off if he would check my phone calls. A relationship is all about trust. If you can't trust your partner, you need a different partner.
@lilxkaos (131)
• United States
26 May 10
definetly not ok. evading somebody elses privacy and lack of trust even if your feeling suspicious
• China
26 May 10
i trust my recently friends fully.so i didn't want to check up my partner's cell-phone.i am sure he does cheat on me.and the information of somebody's phone is personal.we should trust our friends. trust men and then they will be trust you.have a good time.
• China
26 May 10
I have no intentions to look into my husband's cell phone,in my opinion, that is matters of respect and trust. Also it depends on your partner's attitude, if your partner don't mind and don't feel uncomfortable, it's OK that you do it. think maybe you want to control your partner or you have no sense of security