[Poll/Rant] How much time do you spend with your SO every day?

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Kadarin

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Originally posted by: TwinkleToes77
PPS. Who cares if they get on your nerves as long as they enjoy each others company then all the better to them, since no one is getting "hurt" in the process.

I respectfully disagree. For one, he cares, because he has to directly deal with it.
 

TwinkleToes77

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Originally posted by: agnitrate
Originally posted by: TwinkleToes77
my sister (23) and her bf (26) have been together for umm... almost 6 years now.. They spend almost every non working moment together and always have accept for the time when they broke up for 2 months. When they arent working, or at school they are at the firehouse hanging out with each other (both of them are volunteer firefighters). She gets home at 1am and is up at 5am and shes been doing that since she graduated hs.

Do you think their behavior is healthy?

I don't think I would have so much of a problem with their behavior if they weren't acting as childish as they were. Hopefully your sister and her boyfriend, being well into their twenties, act like adults and are much more tolerable to be around. If not, we can start a support group and scheme to fix things ;)

-silver

There are other things about their relationship that arent very healthy, but its nothing to do with the time they spend together.

My husband and I on the otherhand are very "snuggly" towards one another. Infact, I've even overheard someone say eww we make them sick with our 'sweetness' towards one another. But you know what I say to that? fvck em, they are jealous that they dont get as much affection in their relationship, or lack thereof.


 

agnitrate

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Jul 2, 2001
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Originally posted by: stnicralisk
You know your friend is a pretty skewed example.

Some of us can spend five hours a day with our woman and have fun. I am sorry that you have no social life - get over it.

I'm glad you can do that. I'm sure you two act like mature adults and your friends actually enjoy being around you since you aren't hanging off of each other all the time. If that's the case, hang on to her since she's most likely a keeper.

You asked if some people consider themselves whipped to spend so much time with their SO.

I probably should have phrased that as those who act like I specified. This mostly applies to college students since adults rarely act in this fashion. If you are over 25, consider yourself exempt.

I have to ask you - do you feel like a loser with your admitted lack of social life?

Sometimes. I do have a job so I frequently interact with people, but it's difficult to find people to talk to in CS and math classes ;) It's much easier to be social when people take liberal arts and don't have to study for their classes. However, it's much more comforting to know that while those people might be enjoying a few nights out with friends every now and then, that I'm not losing $25,000 a year on school and throwing my education away. While those people will be off doing crappy jobs, I will hopefully have some job security since I actually learned something in school.

BTW My woman and I live together thought you should know that way when you try to talk more sh!t I wont have to correct you.

I wasn't specifically 'talking sh!t' about you. If what I said doesn't apply to you, move on. I know tons of couples in which neither of them is 'whipped'. Perhaps you're the one that's insecure in your position? :confused:

[edit] p.s. welcome to ATOT. trying to get me angry will take much more than that ;) [/edit]

-silver

 

agnitrate

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Originally posted by: TwinkleToes77

PPS. Who cares if they get on your nerves as long as they enjoy each others company then all the better to them, since no one is getting "hurt" in the process.

Wrong. I've lost all respect for my friend. Somebody who doesn't stand up for themselves is worthless. When your girlfriend is destroying all ties to your other friends, somebody is definitely getting hurt.

-silver
 

Siddhartha

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Oct 17, 1999
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Originally posted by: agnitrate
Originally posted by: Dr Smooth


This sounds like you are jealous of somebody.

Jealous?! I wouldn't touch the whore with a ten foot pole, let alone her personality drives me up the wall. My roommate has officially lost his man card IMHO since he doesn't do anything but cater to her wishes. She commands the entire relationship. He thinks I joke when I ask him how it feels to be the woman in the relationship.

To those people who replied 4-5 or 5+ hours, how do you have a life outside of that person if you essentially hang out with them all day. Unless you don't have a job or don't attend school, I'm not sure how 4-5 hours a day would allow you any time alone. Do you consider yourself whipped? If not, you should. If you reply "but I want to be with her all the time", then you've got bigger issues.

-silver

Maybe you are jealous of her.....

 

agnitrate

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Jul 2, 2001
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Originally posted by: Dr Smooth

Maybe you are jealous of her.....

That's the whole point of this thread! :p When we go home over winter break, he didn't hang out with our best friend back home at all! They were together for 3 whole weeks even though she practically lives with him now. I miss hanging out with my friend when she's not around. *shrug* It's like she automatically wins because she has a vagina. I can accept that but still would like to be doing fun things with him and our friends every now and then.

-silver
 

TallBill

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Apr 29, 2001
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It's like she automatically wins because she has a vagina

So you've stumbled onto the meaning of life. Congrats!

P.S. - my gf lives an hour away, so i spend like 24-48 straight hours with her once every week or 2 depending on my work schedule. Not my ideal situation at all.
 

Jzero

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Oct 10, 1999
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The issue is the "schmoopie" baby talk thing, not the amount of time they spend together. My fiancee and I are together most of the time, but we don't do that schmoopie stuff. At least not around others ;)
 

nativesunshine

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i spend a lot of time with my dude...usually we're either having lunch/dinner/meals together or we're just hanging out watching tv...or we're with friends...or we're sleeping/napping/*other*. But lately we've been hanging out less b/c of some issues and b/c i'm starting to think his roomie hates me. heheh...

and we DEFINITELY don't talk like your roommate and his gf...although sometimes I do like to talk cute and pout and all that cutesy stuff...but it's ALWAYS only when we're alone and playing around (being silly).

 

theNEOone

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Apr 22, 2001
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you should get her drunk as all hell and fvck her (despite the fact you "wouldn't touch her w/ a ten foot pole"). then see how much time they spend together.


=|
 

jjones

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Oct 9, 2001
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I don't spend more than a few hours a week with my girlfriend. If I spend any more time than that with her, I'm afraid the wife might get suspicious.
 

anxi80

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Originally posted by: agnitrate
Originally posted by: bR
Your friend needs to wear this.
God I hope that is a wife-beater reference because if he doesn't when (dear god no) they get married, I sure as hell will.

-silver
you got the wrong nba player for a wife-beater reference...i think you'd be looking for this jersey. :D
 

AccruedExpenditure

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May 12, 2001
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Hello. I'm 20. I'm a college student. I'm a retired franchiser (read- womanizer) I've been going out with my g/f for about a year and a few months. We practically live together despite each having our own places. We're with each other on average of 16 hours a day.

Is that bad?
eh?
eh?
 

BD2003

Lifer
Oct 9, 1999
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Personally, I only get to see my SO on the weekends, but she sleeps over so its pretty much an all day affair. But on those 2-3 days, we both do our own thing a lot of the time, and most of the time we're just vegging out. We're both lazy bastards. Sometimes shes got to do some work, sometimes Ive just got to play some ut2k4, and thats alright with both of us. Sometimes we get all cutesy, but we're just being silly. Nothing wrong with that. Besides, we like to snuggle, and we like to *snuggle*.

One of my roomates is exactly like you describe. Id give examples but its pretty much doug christie through and through. We're all praying for him.

That being said, youre still a dick. It may be annoying, but its not your business. Theres jealousy tinged in every word you type. I feel your pain and all, but its all his choice.

And dont try blaming your lack of social life on your major. CS majors have time to hang out, and liberal arts majors have to do plenty of work too. If you saw the amount of reading and writing a history major has to do you'd probably cry and run back to your programs, and thank the lord you arent one.



 

xSauronx

Lifer
Jul 14, 2000
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im 20
wifes 21

i spend about 2 hours a day with her at the most, she calls me when im not around to talk to me...so when i see her, i have nothing to talk to her about, and its very boring :/

/frustrated
 

rival

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Aug 19, 2001
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as little as possible, well id like that anyways, but thats impossible, chicks are retards and need more attention than a newborn baby

she can talk for like 5 hours straight about nothing, ive set the fone down for 30 minutes before and did something else, and shes still blabbing....it sucks when shes here cuz she whines when i do anything other than talk/sit with her

someone kill me...or just her, yea, kill her
 

sobriquet

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Sep 10, 2002
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I'm 20, she's 21, and it's usually 5+. We're in the same major, have classes together, even work in the same place. Neither one of us calls the shots, so I don't consider myself whipped at all. And it's not like we're dependent on each other; we've gone for months only seeing each other once a week max. And no, we don't make people sick.
 

Chrono

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Originally posted by: theNEOone
you should get her drunk as all hell and fvck her (despite the fact you "wouldn't touch her w/ a ten foot pole"). then see how much time they spend together.


=|

nice. this is defined as rape nowadays.