Comment on ‘If I switch it off, my girlfriend might think I’m cheating’: inside the rise of couples location sharing

besselj@lemmy.ca ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• timewarp@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  If a partner demand they have it on to prove they’re not cheating, then they should be looking for a different partner.

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  • HaveMeOnYourPodcast@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    The partner demanding that is projecting like a Barco DP2K-32B.

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  • Ebber@lemmings.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I’ve already solved that by not finding a partner 😎👎

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• Psythik@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Exactly. My girlfriend will disappear for an entire day and not come home until 10pm. I usually have no idea where she is or what she’s doing (mainly because I forget due to having ADHD), but I don’t worry about it because I know she’ll never cheat. How can a person even be with someone who they don’t trust? Without trust, there is no relationship IMO.

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  • hornedfiend@sopuli.xyz ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    that doesn’t always work out the way you’re expecting though, but I agree, trust should be opt-out.

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  • greybeard@feddit.online ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    There is the case of the worriers. People who, when not given positive confirmation otherwise, assume the worst. I'm not talking cheating, but like accidents. "He's 5 minutes late, maybe he got in a car accident and died!" It's not healthy, but it is common and isn't a trust issue.

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    • Cethin@lemmy.zip ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I don’t think enabling it is a good idea though. Yeah, they might be worried, but they need to learn to handle those thoughts. Feeding them can only make it worse.

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    • Psythik@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I mean that’s me to a T but I just suppress those thoughts.

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• 0x0@lemmy.zip ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Relationships based on trust?!
  Surely you jest!

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• happydoors@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  For me, knowing my spouse’s location is just convenient for knowing ETA without bothering her. It’s not really about trust at all

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  • HalifaxJones@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Same. We both follow each other and neither of us care. We mostly have it enabled for the “just in case” scenario that anything happens to one of us. We can make sure that we know of our last known location.

    I’ve also had her use it one time I was away from home in NYC. And I was too drunk to figure out which subway to take to get back to my hotel. So she walked me through step by step while on the phone with me. It fucking rocked.

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  • moistclump@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Exactly my thought. It’s nothing to do with jealousy and just kind of convenient if you need to meet up or are seeing if they’re on their way home and can get dinner started or whatever.

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  • Zachariah@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I figure if my phone manufacturer and cell providers are tracking me all day, why not also my closest friends and family.

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• Clent@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  There should also be enough trust for either side to never use it except for emergencies.

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