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Yeah, I got c*ckblocked by a work text message.
My wife and I had a rough few months (since September) Death in the family, cleaning out house, sick, kid, planning a gala,…you get it. While we are visiting my parents I planned a dinner date while they watched baby spice. I had it all planned and a complete surprise to my wife. A steak dinner at a semi-fancy restaurant, go to a board game pub/taproom, get ice cream, and profit!
The steak dinner was amazing. Great service, decent portions, delicious flavors.
Paid the bill then went to the taproom with lots of board games. Well, as we were going my wife got a text from an ex-board member that just triggered her. It ruined second place because it wouldn’t leave her mind. We tried to play some games but in the end watched “The Ocho” and saw some hilarious sports competitions.
She wanted to head back afterwards but I insisted on ice cream and that made her feel a bit better temporarily….i still call this a bad date…
LeekofLegend
You call that a bad date? I call this a bad post lololol you literally lost me at planning a gala 😂 you know most people on this site couldn't afford part of your evening, let alone the whole thing. And if you get to be with your partner, and have a partner to be with, I would say that still a pretty good date 🤷 check your privilege and perspective homie
MouseCheese1
You get messages from work when you are not at work?
Hotsauceman
We both do…
PepperoniAndFingernailPizza
I'm so sorry! That is truly the worst especially having been in your wife's shoes. Hopefully next date is much better!
quade
I've found that, while I LOVE to surprise my wife, it's important to tell her we're "doing something" that night and to leave our phones behind.
Unless she's a trauma surgeon, her work is *probably* not life-or-death.
tallyhoho
Dates are fun but sometimes I just love some tlc, run me a nice bath with wine, make me some finger food and dessert plate, a nice footrub, clean sheets - all things lead to a relaxed and happy wife which leads to everyone having a happy ending
supercalifragilisticexpialidociousl
My wife is a Perinatologist. That phone never turns off.
TheobromineAddict
For those wondering: "A perinatologist, also known as a maternal fetal medicine specialist, is an obstetrician and gynecologist who has received specialized training in managing high-risk pregnancies and related complications for both the mother and the fetus. They focus on preventing and treating complications during pregnancy, labor, and delivery, and may also be involved in postnatal care."
supercalifragilisticexpialidociousl
Or just someone who has to have their phone on 24/7.
TheHengeProphet
Okay hold on... you can actually get ESPN 8 The Ocho?
Hotsauceman
YEAH!!!! It’s stupidly funny shit
duhitspollo
What was the text about
Hotsauceman
Nothing that’s earth shattering. Just an ex-board member who desperately wants to be in “the know”.
duhitspollo
Oh ok
AdoraApplesauceMeowmeow
"we have to order new ink for the printer"
duhitspollo
LMAO
Bystandr
When you go on date night, turn both your phones OFF. This would never have happened then.
Hotsauceman
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Cyclingbeagle
DarthGoodguy
Generally god advice but they have a child, I feel like you gotta keep it on because of that
nickasaurusrex83
That is true but on some phones you can use a "do not disturb" setting and add exceptions, for example the babysitter.
IdiotSavantTinker
Exactly this, that's what my wife and I do.
Hotsauceman
I thought do not disturb next time
charondaboatman
No phones on a date. They stay off, and in the car. We turn them on after we get home. Sometimes not until the following morning. After work hours, only our childrens’ welfare matters. Wife and I made the rule years ago. We tell the sitters where and when we’ll be. If they need us, they can call the establishment. Tends to make sure it really needs to reach us. We’ve never gotten a call, btw.
keys79
This works when your kids are little and with a sitter. And if you don’t plan on calling an audible at any point in the evening and go somewhere completely different. Our kids are in their teens so they stay home alone. But we absolutely need to remain accessible just in case something happens. Our kids are more important than our date night, so the phones stay on. That being said, nobody from work would text us. It would be an email, and we obviously don’t check our email during a date.
charondaboatman
It works when the kids are older, as well. The kids get the numbers and names; and they are capable and competent enough to call emergency services as well. We trust them.
keys79
That’s how things worked when I was growing up in the 80’s because we didn’t have phones. Now that we do, I’d prefer to stay accessible to my children. Some people may have jobs where they physically have to separate themselves from their phones on a date night. My wife and I don’t, so maybe we’re just lucky.
keys79
Also, I call shenanigans on leaving the phones off and in the car. How are you supposed to handle restaurants with mobile QR menus, mobile advanced wait lists, restaurants that text you when your table is ready, electronic concert/theater tickets, etc? And unless you’re going to the same old place as always, how’d you find your way back home without GPS?
charondaboatman
Are you serious? We don’t go to QR coded restaurants or “mobile waitlist” establishments. If even necessary, the GPS in the vehicle manages just fine. Paper tickets are still a thing.
keys79
Side note, we don’t have separate GPS in our car, so if that works for you that’s cool. We have screens but the map works through Apple CarPlay from our phones. And with random road closures and traffic, we use our GPS all the time even when we know where we’re going. You never know when you’ll need to be rerouted somewhere bizarre.
ThatDudeInTheMitten
I'm hoping they forgot the /s... Otherwise, that's a sad way to exist...
keys79
No friend, no /s. As Dylan said the times they are a-changin’.
keys79
Hell yeah I’m serious. We live in a major city. More and more, everything is going that way. The last restaurant we went to (with the kids too), we had to order literally on our phone from the table. There was no other way.
HarleenQuinzel4
The GPS on the phone is super useful in major cities, even when you know where you are going. My sister used hers everyday for work when she was living in California because it notified her about bad traffic and came up with alternate routes as needed. She knew how to get to work, but she might not know about the bad traffic in different areas until it was too late otherwise.