…and, no, I found nothing tantalizing, titillating, nor troubling.
In fact, the e-mail that I read was from a long lost couple that we’re trying to reconnect with, so maybe it was tantalizing after all. Except that it’s in reach. So, never mind.
The point (see? I do have one.) is that I read that e-mail without telling him first. And there’s no big deal that I did, considering that I needed all the info contained within. I would have known it all eventually anyway. That, however, is not why I read it. I read it because I have no delay of gratification, and I really wanted to know what it said right then. And so I read it.
Would I have issues if he read mine first? Yes. Why? Because I like to get mail, mail that isn’t junk or forwards or whatnot, and that would be like stealing all the mail-joy from me. Just what I did from him. Only he didn’t care (I don’t think).
Anyway, I’m just wondering if it’s normal to read a spouse’s e-mail. This was never an issue for us before because Bald Man read his on the other computer (where he most often works). Now, however, all of our mail comes through the exact same screen, teasing me with the number of messages he has. And then I just want to read the good ones right then. (Yes, I have issues, I know.)
Like I said, I don’t think he cares all that much. But I want to know how it works in your relationships. Do your spouses have access to your lines of communication? Do you care if they do? Is anyone else a communication freak like me?
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