• some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org
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    23 hours ago

    If my partner could check my location at any time, how would I keep bday and anniversary gifts secret? The places where I go to buy things for her are not places I would normally go. She only has to randomly check one time when I’m at an unusual location for her to ask why and then I have to lie. Not worth it.

    We use temporary sharing (can limit to one hour) when meeting somewhere. Beyond that, it’s a potential liability.

    Example: she once got upset that I wanted to go to the mail room (apt building) alone and didn’t want her to go with me. She wanted to know what I was hiding. Turned out to be her bday gift and it was just in the commercial packaging with a shipping label. I let her go get it and she’s never been suspicious of my motives since (this was at the very start of our relationship and we hadn’t established the level of trust that we have now).

    Anyway, again, the one-hour sharing is all we need.

    • surph_ninja@lemmy.world
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      9 hours ago

      Sounds like you guys have some serious trust issues. If sharing your location with each other devolves that quickly, it ain’t the tech making problems.

      • some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org
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        5 hours ago

        I already stated that it only happened once at the start of the relationship. I trust my partner completely and she has never second-guessed me since.