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Post by monklady123 on Aug 10, 2022 22:34:22 GMT
Maybe inconsiderate, rather than rude... ? I don't usually ask dh to let me know when he'll be home unless there's a specific reason like starting some part of dinner that's better hot rather than reheated. -- Usually dh gets home around 6:00. But yesterday he walked in the door at 5:00, totally taking me by surprise. I had a huge mess of Buy Nothing stuff, and all the packaging that was inside my new Ninja Creami box, and dinner wasn't nearly ready. I told him that if he shows up unannounced he just has to go with whatever he finds. haha
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Post by gar on Aug 10, 2022 22:39:24 GMT
Do you not have ‘find my friends’ or similar for just this sort of situation? Maybe that would help.
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Post by Judy26 on Aug 10, 2022 23:06:39 GMT
This wouldn’t even be on my radar.
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Post by maryland on Aug 10, 2022 23:12:42 GMT
I think it is always good practice to let at least one person in your life know your general whereabouts and when you plan to be home. Especially if you’re doing something that isn’t in your usual schedule. My husband travels a few times a year for work and usually there’s a time difference. He still lets me know when he’s going back to his hotel even if I’m asleep. My husband would always let me know when he landed and when he got to his hotel. Also i knew the hotel where he was staying. He usually traveled with a co-worker, so they would all go out in a small group, and drive together. He is very safety cautious, so he was always careful when he traveled.
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Post by elaine on Aug 10, 2022 23:37:26 GMT
Why would you lock your spouse out of the house at 10 pm (early in our household) when you knew he was coming home from a party one hour away?
If you were spooked by someone (your dh ) trying to get in your house at 10 pm because you locked him out, I’m thinking that is on you.
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Post by myshelly on Aug 10, 2022 23:39:37 GMT
Why would you lock your spouse out of the house at 10 pm (early in our household) when you knew he was coming home from a party one hour away? If you were spooked by someone (your dh ) trying to get in your house at 10 pm because you locked him out, I’m thinking that is on you. Why wouldn’t it be on DH for not having his keys? Why would the house be unlocked, ever, especially when OP goes to get in the shower?
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Post by QueenoftheSloths on Aug 10, 2022 23:45:11 GMT
Why would you lock your spouse out of the house at 10 pm (early in our household) when you knew he was coming home from a party one hour away? If you were spooked by someone (your dh ) trying to get in your house at 10 pm because you locked him out, I’m thinking that is on you. I locked the door because I was getting in the shower. 10 pm is not early in our household, it is bedtime. I was expecting the heads up call before his arrival, had that happened I would have been expecting him and not been scared (or in the shower). I also had no idea he hadn't taken his keys. He has never not taken his keys before. I did not lock the door to "lock him out". I locked the door because that is standard household operating procedure. Front door is locked if you are in the backyard, garage etc, any place you can't hear someone come in the front door.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Aug 10, 2022 23:46:18 GMT
It isn’t really rude, but definitely inconsiderate because you specifically asked him to. Usually either one of us would automatically call or text the other if we were going to be getting back later at night. We live where there are a ton of deer and other wildlife out running around at night, plus drunks leaving the bar, potential health issues, etc. It’s just good common sense for someone else to have an idea of your general whereabouts when you’re out driving around alone at night or far from home.
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Post by peaname on Aug 10, 2022 23:47:00 GMT
I’d be annoyed that he agreed and forgot but my DH would apologize and then I’d get over it. If he couldn’t understand why I was annoyed that would be a different thing for me. My DH may not always agree with my requests but he respects me enough to honor them and if he forgets is sincere with his apologies.
And our doors are locked at all times unless we are doing yard work.
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Post by 950nancy on Aug 10, 2022 23:49:07 GMT
In my house, that wouldn't be considered rude... maybe more forgetful if it had been requested. I do ask my husband where he is going if he is biking and I know about how long those trails will take. When he is out biking 30 miles on our hills/mountains I keep it in the back of my mind when I should expect him. I hear about heart attacks from very healthy people out biking a lot. For a party or hanging out with friends? I don't care at all when he'll get home. I guess I also wouldn't want to have to report when I was leaving either.
ETA: We're all so different with how we use our phones. Some people have them attached to their hand and then others are more like me where we are winning if we remember to take our phone with us. In OP's case, if he expects you to alert him when you move at work, then I can see why you'd expect the same from him. That just isn't where we are as a couple, so his lack of returning the favor didn't seem rude to me.
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Post by elaine on Aug 10, 2022 23:50:28 GMT
Why would you lock your spouse out of the house at 10 pm (early in our household) when you knew he was coming home from a party one hour away? If you were spooked by someone (your dh ) trying to get in your house at 10 pm because you locked him out, I’m thinking that is on you. Why wouldn’t it be on DH for not having his keys? Why would the house be unlocked, ever, especially when OP goes to get in the shower? I assumed that it involved a latch or chain (which we have on our front door) that didn't involve keys. Our front door is never unlocked because our lower knob is always locked. We also use a bolt latch at night that makes it so you can’t open the door even if you have keys.
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Post by elaine on Aug 10, 2022 23:51:17 GMT
Why would you lock your spouse out of the house at 10 pm (early in our household) when you knew he was coming home from a party one hour away? If you were spooked by someone (your dh ) trying to get in your house at 10 pm because you locked him out, I’m thinking that is on you. I locked the door because I was getting in the shower. 10 pm is not early in our household, it is bedtime. I was expecting the heads up call before his arrival, had that happened I would have been expecting him and not been scared (or in the shower). I also had no idea he hadn't taken his keys. He has never not taken his keys before. I did not lock the door to "lock him out". I locked the door because that is standard household operating procedure. Front door is locked if you are in the backyard, garage etc, any place you can't hear someone come in the front door. How does he drive his car without his keys?
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Post by anaterra on Aug 10, 2022 23:52:44 GMT
My dd lives about 45 miles away in a small town farther out from us... dh often asks me to txt or call when im on my way home... i usually do but sometimes i really dont think of it... i forget....
If he gets upset with me about it, i have no idea... he has never mentioned it...
I guess it is rude or inconsiderate... but eehhh not a hill i would die on
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Post by QueenoftheSloths on Aug 10, 2022 23:54:47 GMT
I’d be annoyed that he agreed and forgot but my DH would apologize and then I’d get over it. If he couldn’t understand why I was annoyed that would be a different thing for me. My DH may not always agree with my requests but he respects me enough to honor them and if he forgets is sincere with his apologies. And our doors are locked at all times unless we are doing yard work. Yes, this sums up my feelings. Except that when I said "I was in the shower, you didn't call" he didn't say he forgot or apologize, he just shrugged. And the next day when he mentioned there would probably be another party in a few weeks (birthdays) and I jokingly said "well that will give you another shot at calling to let me know you're heading out" he didnt laugh and say "yeah, that was dumb of me to forget" he just said meh and shrugged again. I like your word respect. I felt like he didn't respect my wish for a call enough to do it. It didn't feel like he forgot, it felt like he couldn't be bothered. And that isn't a feeling I like getting from my husband.
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Post by myshelly on Aug 10, 2022 23:55:01 GMT
I locked the door because I was getting in the shower. 10 pm is not early in our household, it is bedtime. I was expecting the heads up call before his arrival, had that happened I would have been expecting him and not been scared (or in the shower). I also had no idea he hadn't taken his keys. He has never not taken his keys before. I did not lock the door to "lock him out". I locked the door because that is standard household operating procedure. Front door is locked if you are in the backyard, garage etc, any place you can't hear someone come in the front door. How does he drive his car without his keys? She’s already answered this in the thread, just like she had already explained the locking him out issue when you posted your first response.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Aug 10, 2022 23:55:47 GMT
Why would you lock your spouse out of the house at 10 pm (early in our household) when you knew he was coming home from a party one hour away? If you were spooked by someone (your dh ) trying to get in your house at 10 pm because you locked him out, I’m thinking that is on you. I locked the door because I was getting in the shower. 10 pm is not early in our household, it is bedtime. I was expecting the heads up call before his arrival, had that happened I would have been expecting him and not been scared (or in the shower). I also had no idea he hadn't taken his keys. He has never not taken his keys before. I did not lock the door to "lock him out". I locked the door because that is standard household operating procedure. Front door is locked if you are in the backyard, garage etc, any place you can't hear someone come in the front door. I’ll validate you on this. Our house is ALWAYS totally locked up tight regardless of the time of day or night unless we’re literally right outside the door. We switched out our exterior door locks with the keypad kind that you punch a code into so our kid wouldn’t have to carry around a house key. Our garage doors also have keypads with codes. When we close the entry doors they automatically lock. The only door that doesn’t lock by itself is the patio door and we’re pretty vigilant about keeping that door always locked. FWIW, we have a big stupid dog that lives and breathes for DH, so if DH was out late and came home unannounced, the dog would hear his vehicle from a block away and would start barking his fool head off and doesn’t stop until he’s actually inside the house, so his arrival home would definitely not be a secret, LOL.
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Post by QueenoftheSloths on Aug 11, 2022 0:06:26 GMT
Why wouldn’t it be on DH for not having his keys? Why would the house be unlocked, ever, especially when OP goes to get in the shower? I assumed that it involved a latch or chain (which we have on our front door) that didn't involve keys. Our front door is never unlocked because our lower knob is always locked. We also use a bolt latch at night that makes it so you can’t open the door even if you have keys. There is a latch, but I didn't lock that part, because then he would have been locked out. I only locked the part that he could unlock himself, operating under the assumption that he had his house keys.
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Post by elaine on Aug 11, 2022 0:09:00 GMT
I assumed that it involved a latch or chain (which we have on our front door) that didn't involve keys. Our front door is never unlocked because our lower knob is always locked. We also use a bolt latch at night that makes it so you can’t open the door even if you have keys. There is a latch, but I didn't lock that part, because then he would have been locked out. I only locked the part that he could unlock himself, operating under the assumption that he had his house k Makes sense.😀 I still wouldn't classify him as not calling you as rude, but I can understand your being startled when he didn't let himself in.
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Post by QueenoftheSloths on Aug 11, 2022 0:23:17 GMT
There is a latch, but I didn't lock that part, because then he would have been locked out. I only locked the part that he could unlock himself, operating under the assumption that he had his house k Makes sense.😀 I still wouldn't classify him as not calling you as rude, but I can understand your being startled when he didn't let himself in. Yes, letting himself in without the call would have surprised me, but it wouldn't have scared me. What I got instead was this sequence of events: exit bathroom after shower, see that cats are agitated, see security light in backyard has been tripped, hear thumping on front door, approach door wearing only bathrobe, only at that point seeing it is DH. If I was locked out, it would never occur to me to go into the backyard and look through the windows, I would use my cell phone to call and say, hey I'm here, let me in please.
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Post by SockMonkey on Aug 11, 2022 0:34:28 GMT
It was thoughtless. You asked him to do something reasonable, he didn't do it. That would have mildly annoyed me.
The shrug? That's when some shit would go down. LOL Unacceptable, and I would be dropping some sentences. "I noticed you shrugged when I reminded you about calling home. I feel like it was a reasonable ask, and you didn't do it, and I feel like you're being dismissive. Safety is important to me. I would appreciate it if you would show the same level of concern that I show for you."
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Post by bc2ca on Aug 11, 2022 0:47:20 GMT
I locked the door because I was getting in the shower. 10 pm is not early in our household, it is bedtime. I was expecting the heads up call before his arrival, had that happened I would have been expecting him and not been scared (or in the shower). FWIW, if I hadn't heard from DH and it was nearing bedtime, I would call him to see what his plans were before getting in the shower. I would definitely be annoyed that he roamed around outside and knocked instead of a quick text asking me to unlock the door, but I would have also assumed it was him outside given the scenario.
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Post by seaexplore on Aug 11, 2022 0:52:51 GMT
Eh.
I ALWAYS call my DH when I’m headed home. He worries about me driving the curvy roads. If he’s an hour or more away, he’ll usually call. If it’s been a while I might text him just to check in.
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Post by chaosisapony on Aug 11, 2022 0:59:04 GMT
It's not something I would expect a partner to do. Although I admit I'm a little less concerned with a partner's comings and goings than some of my friends are. However, you asked for a call and you didn't get one. I wouldn't consider it rude but a bit discourteous like another pea said.
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Post by boys5times on Aug 11, 2022 1:08:04 GMT
I wouldn't call it rude; more like annoying. Once dh said he was going to check a field or one of the pivots or something (we farm) and wouldn't be long. If I remember right it it was just before lunch time. I called him about 2 hours later saying "where are you?". He was 35 miles away in another town getting parts. He didn't think anything of it, but yes, I was annoyed.
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Post by AussieMeg on Aug 11, 2022 1:18:17 GMT
I'm unable to validate you, I'm sorry, because I cannot imagine requiring my DSO to ring and let me know he is on his way home.
If there was a reason that I needed to know when he was going to be home, such as wanting to have a shower and him not being able to get into the house with his own keys, then I would text him to say I'm about to hop into the shower, are you nearly home.
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Post by QueenoftheSloths on Aug 11, 2022 1:50:53 GMT
I'm unable to validate you, I'm sorry, because I cannot imagine requiring my DSO to ring and let me know he is on his way home. If there was a reason that I needed to know when he was going to be home, such as wanting to have a shower and him not being able to get into the house with his own keys, then I would text him to say I'm about to hop into the shower, are you nearly home. I think your use of requiring is a little strong. I requested that he let me know he was on the way for a variety of reasons that I've listed in this thread that mainly boil down to this: his safety. DH is 68 years old, his night vision is absolute crap, he hasn't driven after dark in years and really isn't the best driver even during daylight. And if I had contacted him to ask when he would be home then the question I'd be posting here would be "was I a nag?"
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Post by cmpeter on Aug 11, 2022 2:09:59 GMT
I wouldn’t find that rude, just forgetful. We do tend to text each when we are on our way home. If we forget, the other would call or use Find My Phone if we really needed an update.
Our house is also always locked. But, dh would come in thru the garage, and I wouldn’t lock the door into the house until he was home. We ne er carry our house key with us. We use the garage door opener that is programmed into the cars.
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Post by sueg on Aug 11, 2022 6:21:03 GMT
Why would you lock your spouse out of the house at 10 pm (early in our household) when you knew he was coming home from a party one hour away? If you were spooked by someone (your dh ) trying to get in your house at 10 pm because you locked him out, I’m thinking that is on you. Our front door locks automatically (from the outside - inside not locked) when you shut it. And to answer the original question - I don't think it's rude, maybe inconsiderate. My DH usually messages me when he is leaving work in the evenings, especially if he is later than usual, but it is to let me know when he'll be home for dinner. When he goes out for dinner, he gets home when he gets home. When he is travelling for work, it is rare that he lets me know what he's doing, except on the day he is coming home, and that's usually about flight delays. I also rarely text him about what I'm doing or when I'll be home. I did recently, but it was the second day in our new house, with totally new public transport routes, late at night. He still didn't answer his phone when I called because I couldn't open the front door to the building - turns out I was just turning the key the wrong way (new house and all that!)
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on Aug 11, 2022 12:10:52 GMT
We generally have a pretty good idea of each other’s schedules but only look to have a specific arrival time if needed to get dinner ready at a certain time or something like that. If one of us is out at night, we just show up when we show up. He plays cards once a week and I never know what time he’ll get home from that - could be 10 pm - could be 1 am.
Because you asked him to let you know then I understand being miffed that he didn’t. But I would not call him rude. More not being thoughtful.
I would be aggravated at him moving all around outside the house when he knew you were inside. Just call on your phone or ring the doorbell. Otherwise having him moving around outside windows and doors not knowing it’s him would be scary.
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Post by gar on Aug 11, 2022 13:03:11 GMT
His safety. DH is 68 years old, his night vision is absolute crap, he hasn't driven after dark in years and really isn't the best driver even during daylight. And other road users safety too by the sound of it! Yikes!
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