Keeping In Touch

[Dia Minha]

This was something else that I wanted to chat more about, from the Enrichment Night on dating. How do you stay in touch with your husband throughout the day? Well, I guess first of all, do you stay in touch with your husband throughout the day?

I know this is one thing my DH coworkers are jealous of. My DH and I IM all day long. I can ask him a question or make a comment and come back later and he will have answered. This way I can communicate with him all day, without distrubing his work. His coworkers think it is cool that I use my computer to chat. A few have actually mentioned that they would love their wives to do the same. And he is always the first one to wish me Good Morning, when I turn on my computer.

We have also been known to play a game of scrabble during lunch. It has been a while since we have done that. Probably about the time my 4 yr old quite napping and my 18 month old moved to one afternoon nap.

[LostnFound]

My husband has always made it a priority to call me first thing on all of his breaks. We usually have a good chat, not just hello... how are you? I have a genuine interest on what is going on at his work and love to hear any updates. He seems to have a genuine interest in what's going on at home. I truly look forward to his phone calls. He also calls first thing when he leaves to tell me he is on his way. I always appreciate these calls as well.

[bookworm]

Back when DH had a cell phone, he would call me at lunch and then again when he left to come home. We had really good chats then. Now, he comes home for lunch and is here all morning most days, so there isn't as much need to stay in touch, but sometimes he'll call me with a story about things happening at work. We are trying to go out to lunch every other week or so on his day off- since it's a school day- it's really nice when we get to do it. It's like dating!

[Erudite]

We used to IM a lot, but new security policies at DH's job have nixed that. I miss it. I usually email him once a day with some small question or comment and we communicate by phone a lot.

A long time ago, we kept a whiteboard in our bathroom where we played games, like hangman, because he went to bed before I did and left in the morning before I was awake. Doing that kept us having fun together, even when we couldn't be together. We generally go to bed at the same time now and get up at the same time, so we haven't done that in awhile.

I have been known to leave little post-it notes of love around...

[Dia Minha]

LnF, I like those calls too. I just wish they would come more often. It is harder for DH to use the phone than IM, because he is usually on the phone with clients.

BW, how nice to be able to go out for lunch. I bet it is less crowded. DH and I need to do better about doing that on his every other Friday off.

E, I love the idea of playing a game on the wipe board. We have tried using a wipe board for passing along messages, but we are both really bad about noticing when there is a message for us on it.

[5ft Diva]

If I want BS to remember anything I have to e-mail it to him. I learned that about him a few years ago and the friendship level in our relationship seemed to skyrocket - at least for me. I think because I had certain needs and they were suddenly being met. So, I guess what I'm saying is we stay in touch via e-mail. People used to think it was so weird, but it totally works for us. Also, last year when BnS started we communicated a lot via this website. He's learned a lot about me since then, you know, things like......why remembering me on special occasions is so important.

One thing that BS has done (that I REALLY appreciate) is chat w/ me for a while before going downstairs to work. He knows how important it is to me to be able to talk.

He also makes those phone calls to let me know where he is on the road if he's out and about.

As for me, communication is not an issue - I just need a captive audience.