Do You Snoop Through Your Partner's Phone?

My personal opinion on snooping through your partner’s phone or email: if you’re snooping, there’s something wrong… even if you don’t find anything incriminating. But it looks like plenty of people disagree with me.

A study conducted by dating site OurTime.com recently shed some light on how some daters view snooping. Out of 2,258 adults across the country, 37% of women were okay with e-snooping, while 29% of men said the same. And it seems younger daters were more comfortable peeking—36% of 18-34 year olds, 40% of 35-44 year olds, and only 26% of people 55+.

And we’re not just creeping on our significant others—eHarmony.com found that we’re also e-stalking our dates before we even go out with them. Alright, this one I’ll readily admit to. How else are you supposed to secretly learn about your date’s divorce or yarn-collecting club?

Have you ever snooped through a partner’s phone or email? Did you find anything incriminating? Share in the comments!

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Rosa m.

10:59AM PDT on Mar 26, 2013

I've never snooped on my husbands phone and I never plan on it.

March 26
send a green star

Phoenix M.

2:57PM PDT on Oct 22, 2012

I have and it helped me figure out why I felt distance between me and the guy I was seeing. Thankfully that's all I needed to get out of the relationship he regretted it and I didn't go back. I don't recommend doing this if you have an issue just ask your partner this habit because an addiction and is very unhealthy. If you need to question something in a relationship then you should know your answer.

October 22
send a green star

Borg D.

4:38PM PDT on Sep 14, 2012

Nope, I don't know how to work the damn thing... :)

September 14
send a green star

Terry V.

10:48AM PDT on Sep 14, 2012

Lying, cheating,stealing, snooping, all are HUGE "NO'S" for me.

Kirby B.

1:04PM PDT on Sep 7, 2012

I just got out of a 2.5 year relationship. I snooped on my ex's phone, because I caught him snooping on mine. None-the-less, there just was absolutely no trust in our relationship and that's why it didn't work. A relationship simply won't be successful if you have no trust in your partner. The minute your partner or you are snooping on each others phone, that should throw a huge red flag.

September 7
send a green star

Melissa F.

11:52AM PDT on Sep 4, 2012

I wouldn't, unless I suspected something was going on and needed proof/confirmation or something....

September 4
send a green star

Mari G.

2:41PM PDT on Sep 3, 2012

Once, the last person I was with. I would get this weird feeling that I needed to, and each time I did, I found something. I wish I was smarter and didn't accept the bullshit excuses I was given. It wasn't something I normally did in relationships, but my gut told me something was up.