Is reading your wife’s e-mail a crime?

[Lorizael]

I can't think of any situation where reading your spouses e-mail would be considered normal. If it's a joint email account that's different.

Maybe you just don't have an open enough relationship with your spouse.

[giblets]

To realize how ridiculous this is imagine the sexes reversed.

Why? I'm not a sexist who cares whether the person snooping on someone's email was a man or a woman.

[rah]

Maybe you just don't have an open enough relationship with your spouse.

I see it as a more trusting relationship. Open relationships are for those that don't trust enough.

[rah]

Really? You suffer from a lack of imagination. I know lots of people who read their other half's e-mails. And not in a snooping sense either.

Whenever I go to my parents' place my dad leaves his e-mail inbox open to anyone who wants to use the computer.

If you're reading any email that isn't your's without permission, it's snooping. If people give each other permission in advance, I have no problem with it.
When I go to my dad's place his email is open to me because I help him set up his security, but I wouldn't ever consider reading any of his private messages. It's common decency. What is wrong with you people?

[Japher]

Your dad also won't prosicute you if you did read his emails. The lesson to take away here is that if you catch your wife cheating on you by reading her email don't let her know, and then go get yourself a little number on the side.

[Dauphin]

If you're reading any email that isn't your's without permission, it's snooping. If people give each other permission in advance, I have no problem with it.
When I go to my dad's place his email is open to me because I help him set up his security, but I wouldn't ever consider reading any of his private messages. It's common decency. What is wrong with you people?

I don't read others' e-mails without permission (or text messages, etc). Which is different to what you said. Try saying what you mean.

The guy in question here may or may not have had permission before. He knew her password for example.

[rah]

I said exactly what I mean. I don't read other people's personal messages without permission and I think it's wrong for those that do. Whether I thought I would be prosecuted or not is not a factor to me.

Knowing a person's password does not automatically imply permission but it could cloud the issue.

But having said all that, I think criminal prosecution is a tad much.

[Imran Siddiqui]

I was going to point out what rah said about passwords. Knowing a password doesn't mean explicit permission to read everything. It could have been given just to check one or two things at some point and was only for that purpose.

I also think the criminal prosecution is ridiculous.

[Dauphin]

I said exactly what I mean.

You said "I can't think of any situation where reading your spouses e-mail would be considered normal."

But then said you can think of a situation - when permission is giving. So you didn't say exactly what you meant.

[Dauphin]

I was going to point out what rah said about passwords. Knowing a password doesn't mean explicit permission to read everything.

Of course it doesn't, but it indicates a propensity - I said "The guy in question here may or may not have had permission before".

[a.kitman]

To realize how ridiculous this is imagine the sexes reversed.

uhhh??? I dont think anyone need reverse the sexes to realize how absurde this is.

stop trying to think of yourself like some sort of white male victime. you hold all the cards, if you fail its your own fault.

[Aeson]

I see it as a more trusting relationship. Open relationships are for those that don't trust enough.

stupid ^^

[Alpha Protocol]

It's only okay if she actually is having an affair.

[Aeson]

I can't think of any situation where reading your spouses e-mail would be considered normal.

Net and I often read each others' messages (usually text, but sometimes email) when the other is busy with something or depending on who's using the laptop/cellphone. As time goes on we ask permission to do so first less and less. Maybe because the answer is always "yes" and it's very helpful to be notified if the message is important, and unhelpful to be notified if the message is unimportant. We're not even married yet but it's no big deal. Maybe we're not normal or something, but it's normal in our relationship.

[onodera]

No, it's not right no snoop around in your wife's inbox and no, 5 years is not a proper sentence. This should be punished with TV dinner diet, sex deprivation, eviction to the couch or a divorce, if the spouse is REALLY pissed. Oh, wait...