Siri is trying to destroy monogamy

[bigjnyc]

Maybe not a problem for you, but it would be for me. I prefer they not know how to reach me, ever, at all.

wow you must have bad break ups... thats shocking based on some of your responses here 🙄

 

[YMark]

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[verwon]

wow you must have bad break ups... thats shocking based on some of your responses here 🙄

?? It's only shocking if you're making assumptions about me.

As I said, my last and final break up was my divorce several years ago, my marriage was for almost 15 years, so it was even longer for any others.

 

[Carlanga]

There's a field in contacts for "phonetic first name". Siri uses that to pronounce names and also to recognize names. Just change the phonetic name to something bizarre and arbitrary that would never come up normally. Problem solved. Siri will never accidentally call the number.

OP just do this if you want to keep the contact.


I believe if you ended up things properly & nicely there shouldn't be a need for you to delete a #; you don't have to call them up though. The only exceptions are the really crazy ones that you wish you never went out with.

 

[Arelunde]

I've found there are often voice recognition problems if the names aren't standard - if there's something different about them, such as (maybe) two capital letters instead of a "real" name.

I know three people with the same initials and I tried to differentiate them by using their first initial and a number (ex: S1, S2, S3). NO WAY could I get the voice recognition to handle those alpha-numeric identities. I'd get phone calls all over the map - totally unrelated.

The use of initials with no spaces between them may be part of your problem. But, I'd have to agree that, if you want to keep the contact numbers, then keep them as a standard listing. Otherwise, it's pretty obvious you are hiding something - or trying to.

 

[anjinha]

I agree. I love how people blame technology for their own mistakes. I also don't get wanting ex's numbers still and why people try to be friends with them. It's like these people needs a safety net or something.
If you want to keep their number, fine, but you get caught you have no one to blame but yourself.

It's not about a safety net. I dated guys where nothing really went wrong, we just weren't right for each other. We broke up and stayed friends. And yeah, I still have their numbers. My current boyfriend knows and is fine with it.

 

[GoCubsGo]

1) Why do you still have a ex-girlfriend's number on your phone?

Because not all of us jump off the maturity train once a relationship ends.

2) Why do you let you current girlfriend use your phone if you have your ex-girlfriend's number on your phone?

Because not all of us are in relationships with immature people who think that having a number in a phone is a sure sign that anything is going on. Some of us are mindful intelligent people who don't jump to stupid conclusions.

3) Do you really need to be told the solution is to delete your ex-girlfriend's name and number from your phone?

In the OP's case I think it is simply because it seems to strike him as a problem that someone would dial the ex in error.

🙂

Agreed.

 

[Primejimbo]

It's not about a safety net. I dated guys where nothing really went wrong, we just weren't right for each other. We broke up and stayed friends. And yeah, I still have their numbers. My current boyfriend knows and is fine with it.

Still don't don't get it with the whole trying to be friends with ex's, but that's me. At least you're not hiding it and your boyfriends knows, do you blame technology for your mistakes? Probably not.

 

[white4s]

you always keep ex's numbers, everyone knows they're the best to have a fun random night with 😉

 

[anjinha]

Still don't don't get it with the whole trying to be friends with ex's, but that's me. At least you're not hiding it and your boyfriends knows, do you blame technology for your mistakes? Probably not.

Why should I cut off all ties with exes? They're still people who I get along with, we're just not compatible romantically but they're still great people.

I don't blame technology because there are no mistakes to be made. If I want to call or text an ex for some reason there's nothing wrong with it, same applies for my boyfriend and his exes.