I've heard of partners checking others phones, and I find it deplorable. It's a breach of trust. Especially if one is doing it behind the others back. A phone, like a computer or a diary, is a collection of private thoughts, feelings, and conversations one has with others or themselves (in the case of the diary). We don't always want our thoughts to be known to everyone. We each deserve some privacy.
To me, the act of even asking to go through ones phone would mean that she doesn't trust me. Trust, at least to me, is the foundation upon one builds a relationship. If it's not there, the relationship is doomed to fail. I'd be angry she asked to do so. That being said, I'd be *furious* if she did so behind my back and I found out about it. That, to me, would be the death knell for the relationship. Not only would she not be trusting me, but she'd care nothing for my privacy, and attempting to do it secretly is akin to lying.
I'd personally never ask to see ones phone. She'd be allowed to have her own life and conversations. Also think on the fact that any conversations or such, generally are understood to be private by the person you were talking to. Maybe a coworker calls or texts needing to vent about something confidential, or a family member calls telling you of their medical issues. If someone goes through your phone, they now may know those details. They'd probably be mad at whomevers phone it was.
To summarize, I don't think it's right, and would not condone it.
People need a certain amount of privacy. Nobody is perfect, and if you were TOTALLY honest with anyone, you wouldn't be able to have a healthy relationship.
NEVER go through people's stuff without permission. IMHO, going through people's stuff is one of the worst things that you can do in a relationship. If you do not trust the person who you are with, you tell them. And then if they are not willing to make changes so that you will be able to trust them, then it is up to you whether or not you want to leave them.
People want their privacy for different reasons. Think about it... There are many reasons other than infidelity why he may not want her looking at his phone.
By all means, this probably means something. But you can't use this alone as a reason not to trust someone... Fair enough if he was acting suspicious leading up to him asking her not to look at his phone, but if not, then being bothered by something like this conveys insecurity.
Personally, I think its a load of bs if one person can go through the other persons phone but then freak out if their phone is gone through. I do feel as though they are trying to hide something. What is the big deal? It's a phone and if you aren't using it to cheat or anything like that then why does it matter? It has nothing to do with privacy if he has the right to go through her stuff but she doesn't have the right to go through his. That is controlling. In a relationship things should be equal, he shouldn't have more or less rights than the girl in the relationship. People shouldn't need to hide anything from their significant other either.
To WeaponZero: So the guy can be a jealous asshole and look through her stuff but when its the other way around the girl should just accept his need for privacy? What about her "privacy"? Its one thing if neither of the parties in the relationship go through the others phone, its another if the guy decides that he won't respect her wanting to see his phone. Just because its his doesn't mean he can be petty and childish enough to say "well its mine so you can't look through it". Stories and art aren't communication between you and other people that you are hiding. Interesting how guys can be jealous and controlling but girls cant.
I think it's really hard to gauge where the line is in those situations.. because everyone wants different amounts of privacy. It's something that really depends on the person you're with.
My boyfriend and I are not secretive with each other about anything.. he can grab my phone to use it or look at pictures or whatever, or he can ask who I'm texting/talking to, and I can do the same with him. We don't feel the need to do it very often though, so I guess that's why neither of us are bothered by it.
It seems kind of weird that your friend's boyfriend just told her that now. It implies that she had been looking through his phone before right? If it was very often, maybe he just got annoyed, which is understandable, it can be bothersome being with someone who's very jealous/insecure and wants to know everything at all times. On the other hand, if she rarely looked in his phone anyway, it does seem like he could be hiding something. How often is he on his phone, do you know? Because I know I've had bad experiences with guys who are CONSTANTLY texting/talking on the phone, but they never mention who they're talking to.
Now I would understand the need for him to tell your friend to not look through his phone if she was compulsively snooping through it, as he might begin to feel that his privacy is being invaded and that she does not trust him. But if he said it out nowhere (and your friend has never looked through his phone) then I would be suspicious.
As for snooping in general. I don't mind my boyfriend going through my phone to play games, look at my pictures or talk to mutual friends on my Blackberry messenger. But to be perfectly honest, I would not like him going through my text messages or checking my call logs or even going through my e-mail. Not because I have anything to hide from him, which I certainly don't, but because snooping around would indicate to me that he's insecure and does not trust me, qualities that I wouldn't want my boyfriend to have.
Just because they're your boyfriend/girlfriend, doesn't mean you automatically have the right to invade their privacy and that they should be okay with that.
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This is not a 100/100 relationship, its 100/50. Him being 50. He has something to hide or is a manipulater.
My boyfriend and I have only been together for a short time. He did want to go through my phone with my permission. I let him. He lets me- I don't care to view. The only thing I didn't like is one night after a party he violated my privacy and went through without me knowing. I have guy friends, and that's all they are- we banter. Nothing real is said its just stupid shit. He asked me who someone was on Facebook. And I Sat there puzzled of why or how the name even popped up. Two days later he said I saw a message that was off base. I wasn't mad because I explained to him the rest of the message. I said you only read the last part you don't read everything so now your mind wonders. We're joking around. I told him listen... I'm not mad that you found anything because there is nothing to hide. I'm more upset that you did so behind my back. We had a serious talk. His issues are from his past. Not my problem just something he needs to work on.
My phone is also my work phone- I have important docs and email on there.
my point is... he doesn't want her to see everything because he's hiding something or he is manipulative. or both. either way... she needs to peace.
Actually no and they are not suppose too. This guy was awesme , the only thing is that a few month ago he all the sudden started deleting his messages and wouldn't really let me see his phone. (suspicious?) I live in a fairly small town and everyone really kind of knows each other one high school and I don't go to it I was homeschooled last year so I never knew what went on at school but random people would text me and say he was talkikng to these girls or whatever. One day I had gotton a text from my bestfriend that went to highschool with him and she said " Hey he was talking to some girl kayla and saying realll inapropeiate things. I confronted him and he denied and finaly the girl Kayla had texted me and told me what he was saying and well I broke up with him. I felt ten times better when I was done, he felt like sh*t he didn't do anything he relized what he had lost. We had a long talk about it and he started to say he was going to change and well it didn't he just started to talking to other girls and what ever. SOOO this time I actually broke up with him and he is begging me and crying and we have agreed on no contact untill I figure out what I want.. So I say she either needs to find out what is going on because if not it will get carried to far texting will lead to phone calls, phone calls will lead to, hanging out and , hangig out will get carried to far. Say you want a break so you can figure out what is going on. confronting makes them mad but you have to do what you think is best. GOODLUCK:)
It's a matter of respect. To not respect my privacy is to not respect me. I am very secretive about the stories I write and my art. I do not want anyone seeing them without my approval.
Whether the guy has something to hide or not is irrelevant. Sometimes we just need to draw a line in the sand to know that the woman we are with isn't a jealous, controlling bitch of a drama queen. Respecting the boundaries he establishes for privacy's sake are necessary to keep him from feeling smothered and reminding him you're not a jealous, clingy bitch.
My boyfriend of two and a half years has a problem with me going through his phone also... but let me explain why I do it. For me, it's a trust issue. Within the first year of dating, I found out he sent a picture of his D to another girl (there's a huuuuge story involved, but I won't get into it) and when I confronted him on it, he lied to be about it and I threw it in his face once I got my story straight. Long story short, I could never trust him texting other girls because of this situation. After this incident, I started peeking through his phone maybe once a month. Then another incident happened where he had a private box (password protected) that he was using to hide his conversation with different girls in. Believe me, I really want to give him his privacy that he oh so desperately seeks... but it's hard when he keeps giving me reasons not to trust him talking to other girls. Hr doesn't go through my phone at all (he's done it once but hasn't since), but sometimes I wish he did.. not so that I could give my actions a pass, but for him to be able to read what I say about him and how I talk to other people about the way I feel about him. With my boyfriend, he thinks it's okay to use MY phone whenever he wants, but the one moment I ask to use his phone weither it be to google something or whatnot, he instantly gets defensive and tries to get around me using it... and it sucks because my mind will think of every possibility to why he doesn't want me looking at his phone. Yes, I'm still with him... unfortunately... but we're talking about it now and things seem to be getting better. Sorry if this post was confusing, just talking about this gets me so angry.
It's a matter of perspective. In a relationship, there should be no boundaries, to a certain extent, and have noting to hide. But even in a relationship, both partners should have their own personal space, and for me, my cell phone would be included in that. I guess the best way to explain it would be a woman's purse. Sure my girlfriend wouldn't mind if I went through hers but that doesn't mean I will or expect to be allowed to whenever I feel like it. I will always ask her like "hey do you have a pen in your purse?"
I let my boyfriend go through my phone if he wants. I tell him he might not always be happy with some of the things he may read, but at least I'm honest and don't have anything to hide. And when he finds something he doesn't like it's usually me bad talking him cause I'm angry and we're in an argument. If either of us has a question or concern about what each other is doing on the phone or on the computer, we just ask if we can take a look. It's not usually a problem. We love each other and don't want each other to worry. Plus I like seeing the nice things he says about me to his friends, when he does. Asking is better than sneaking, for both parties.
Recipe for disaster... Noone is perfect and unless you have a cause for snooping through your sig others things DO NOT DO IT! It's easy to misinterpret a conversation like I did with my sig other. He was talking to a buddy about two of his exes and somehow I got them confused with me.. I was really hurt for about 3 days until I told him I read it and felt MAJORLY stupid at the explanation.. smh. I digress... If I have nothing to hide and have done nothing to him he need not go through my phone or things.. Occasional is fine. we all get a little uneasy when we really care. But TRUST and respect for sig others privacy is MAJOR!
No, I don't think it's messed up. I'm just like you, I have nothing to hide. Which is why I don't see why someone needs to be going through my phone. It's not the act of going through my phone, it's the reason behind it. To me, it's a sign that she doesn't trust me and is insecure about something. Both of those are not my fault and I don't see why she should be mad at me if I told her to stay out of my phone, when I did nothing at all to her.
Gain some trust and leave your insecurities behind before they ruin relationships.
Chew on this. I am a fan of protecting my privacy but what could I possibly have to keep private from my partner? Can't think of anything, other than cheating or lying.
With that said, I would not snoop through my partner's phone but if he acted funny about me not touching or looking at his phone AND he was acting in a way that made it appear he was trying to hide things from me, he just wouldn't be a guy I would be in a relationship with. I am down to earth and not interested in dating men of mystery...
It is nice that he let her look in the first place. Out of trust and respect for my boyfriend I don't go through his phone. It is sneaky and distrustful. Anything he wants to share with me he should feel comfortable in doing so and if he is cheating or what have ya it will all come out in the wash. I want him to know that I trust him and that is why I don't go through his phone. Plus a lot of what I might see could and can be taken out of context. we leave our phones with each other, his phone is left out and the open and I could go and look through it but that's just wrong. It's like reading your older sister's diary an invasion of privacy. It more or less a self insecurity that you feel the need to search through your partner's phone. Just don't go searching through one another things that's not cool.
Both should respect each others' privacy so I don't think checking each others' phone is okay. There should still be limitations even though you're committed and one of it is phone since it is a private property. However, if ever the other check his/her partner's phone out of the blue, and the owner doesn't let them, then there must be something wrong. They're afraid you'll find out something because they are cheating. It's okay to let your partner do that once in a blue moon but not all the time since its an invasion of privacy. It's better of both should have their own initiative because saying to your significant other straightly that he/she can not check my phone is a little harsh for me.
It a trust issue. I completely understand. Every person has right to his/hers privacy. My ex-boyfriend knew all my emailpasswords (since he helped me with a lot of tech stuff and I basically have one password lol), but he knew that I didn't want him reading my emails. Since I had nothing to hide I never bothered changing the passwords, but whenever I'd found out he had been sneaking around I would be angry at him for not respecting my privacy. I didn't know his passwords and was also not interested in them. I think it is important to trust each other and give each other the benefit of the doubt, why be in a relationship otherwise?
I'd rather my boyfriend didn't go through my phone because I do text other guys as FRIENDS but that is because I genuinely get on with guys better.
Although I'm not hiding anything, he's pretty sensitive about it, and would get insecure because that's just who he is.. He knows I love him but sometimes you just can't help jealousy.
But I wouldn't ever tell him he couldn't, if he wanted to, he could.. but he's not really that fussed.
I go through his phone if I want, I don't go looking for stuff though, it's purely just bordem sometimes so pick up his phone.
I don't feel the need to scroll through his messages, I look at other things like songs or pictures.
We're OK, if he gets a text he says "read that out to me or something" and I would do the same to him..
But like I said, I'd prefer him not to but I'd never disallow him to.
You shouldn't need to look through each other's phones unless there is no trust involved. So it's best to start the habit of not doing it early. However, the fact that he randomly says she has to stop is a red flag. They shouldn't be going through each other's phones in the first place, but he practically announced that he's doing some dirty work behind the scenes. Truth of the matter though, she doesn't need to look through his phone. If she feels right now that she can't trust him because of it, she needs to dump him. It'll never work long term.
For me this hits home bases, espeically with me and my crush when we first became friends and were talking to become a couple there were times when I thought I could trust him and I would walk off only to come back to him going through my phone. When I grabbed my phone from him the first thing he would object about is me "hiding something" and quite honestly it wasn't about hiding anything...it was about my privacy and his respect for my space...there are somethings that are not ok to go to through which for my case is a phone because I'm extremely private. like I said its nothing for her to worry about he might just be private about his things
My boyfriend goes through mine all the time and he'll go through my Facebook and if my phone goes off he'll ask who it is and what they said, etc and I have no problem with it. When I so much as enter a 5ft radius of his phone he freaks out on me and dare I ask who is calling after he talks for 10minutes, I might as well have told him that I killed his dog. and for things like Facebook? if I'm near he freaks out and signs off immediately or goes somewhere else with it.
he could very well be cheating, but I know a lot of guy FRIENDS who are the same way and don't want their girls near their stuff.
You're lucky to have a boyfriend who mutually allows looking.
i too think its pretty f***ed up..i let my boyfriend go thru my phone whenever...we never really ever go thur each others phone aless it was after a fight where we didn't talk to awhile and he would ask if I talked to anyone or do sumthin he would be upset about then he would want to go thru my phone and I would pass it rite over because I have nothin to hide... a few times he would lock his phone but just to p*ss me off unlock it and give it to me..but I do believe if sumone doesn't want their partner to go thru there phone there's sumthin there that they dnt want them to see
I wouldn't stop my partner from looking thru my phone for any reason, if however he felt the need to check it all the time I would be a bit off with that. He should have respect for me and respect for my privacy -and he shouldn't feel the need to go through it as such. But as I said - I wouldn't stop him either. I mean - does your boyfriend log into your private email account and read your mails too? Again - nothing to hide but it's down to trust and respecting someone's privacy...
I would let my girlfriend go through my phone if it made her feel more at ease. But that is just me. lol
I think that it depends on how advanced the relationship is. I don't care either way. If she does fine, if she doesn't fine. How can two people really become one if they are always hiding things from each other. However, if she were looking to check up on me I would feel hurt and angry. If she were just looking to see what's going on in my life or at pics or something then I wouldn't be bothered at all and she wouldn't even have to ask . lol
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