Is Your Significant Other Entitled To Your Social Media Passwords In A Committed Relationship?

Is Your Significant Other Entitled To Your Social Media Passwords In A Committed Relationship?

When you are in a committed relationship there should be no secrets. Sharing your password with your partner has its benefits. First and foremost, it is an extension of trust in a relationship. Your partner will trust you a whole lot more if you are comfortable enough to share your passwords with them.

We live in a world where it is considered a relationship milestone to let your partner scroll through your phone, let alone having access to your social media account passwords.

It’s counterintuitive that a simple gesture like sharing a phone, email, or social media password with a partner requires such heavy emotional calculus, but it’s an issue at the very heart of romance in the age of personal tech.

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The benefit of sharing your password with your partner is that you are less likely to engage in any form of indiscretions online if you know your partner has access to your accounts.

There is nothing like a possessive partner looking over your shoulder to keep you in line. Personally, I can’t think of a better way to fight off temptations of cheating.

Contrary to what you think, sharing your password could actually give you more privacy instead of taking it away. Just because your partner has your password doesn’t mean she or he is keeping tabs on you.

The fact that your partner has your password in the first place could prove that you are an exceptionally trustworthy person, which will make it unnecessary for one to snoop through your stuff.

All said and done, sharing passwords can cause unnecessary problems or escalate the already existing problems in a relationship. A message from an ex for instance could be misinterpreted or blown out of proportion.

Having access to your man’s passwords for example, doesn’t guarantee his faithfulness. He could just be very smart about his indiscretions, so always keep your eyes and ears open and don’t trust foolishly.