Location sharing debate: It is a must or deal-breaker in relationships?

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Monday, February 17, 2025
Location sharing debate: It is a must or deal-breaker in relationships?
Some say not sharing your location with your partner is a deal-breaker, while others think its an invasion of privacy

Remember the days when we could go about our day without having to update anyone, throughout the day. No ways to text, call or track someone's location if you wanted to.

Now, many couples have location sharing on their phones, so their partner or spouse knows where they are at all times.

Maybe that's the right arrangement for you but not everyone is keen on this kind of tracking.

This is now apparently "the talk" that has become inevitable in relationships.

But if you're giving your partner a window into where you are at all times, it must be serious right?

But what if your partner refused to share their GPS coordinates or join a location sharing app? Is it a deal breaker?

One woman says she broke up with her boyfriend recently because he wouldn't share his location with her. They had been dating for four months and said it had become a bone of contention until she ended things.

Another woman was in a 5-year relationship and ended things because she says things felt a little suspect when he turned his location off sometimes.

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