I listed my bestie of ~30 years because my parental units can't be bothered to use my chosen name and constantly misgender me. Bestie can name all my medications, surgeries, and physical issues, parentals judged me for getting an accessibility parking permit due to my buggered knee.
Best friend has been my emergency contact for decades. I don't see anything wrong with it. And when my daughter was old enough and felt ready I added her on as well.
I've used my best friend at the time as my emergency contact ever since I moved out. My parents lived over an hour away so it seemed a better choice to have someone closer.
During lunch a colleague said they could name me as the responsible person to call when it's needed to make a decision about their organ donation. And they don't even need to tell you they picked you. This was confirmed by other German colleagues. So, they said, it could be used as your last prank.
But, the doctor knew what it meant but he thought you were too shy to come out to him. LOL He laughed after the explanation because in his mind he was like "oooohhhhhh, they are ACTUALLY just besties."
I think this is adorable, but have to, admittedly snarkily point out, that if this had a been an actual doctor, they likely would have known what platonic meant.
I'm sorry. Your doctor (they aren't a doctor) doesn't know what platonic means? That's a fucking warning sign. Like I don't care if a person doesn't know what it means, but if you're a doctor you NEED to be smarter than that.
Your emergency contact should be someone nearby who you trust, who knows you well, and who you want to contact family or partners or caregivers who are far away.
I don't have any family (cut off my parents and my only living grandparent) besides my younger (by 13 years) brother, who lives 1400 miles away. I don't have any close friends. I don't have an emergency contact.
It's kinda depressing. But it is what it is, I guess.
I dated someone who had basically zero family that cared about them that could help in an emergency; I felt kind of honored to be their emergency contact. It made sense, but I was so used to it being a parent or sibling that it felt quite special to be trusted like that. Granted if something happened to us together, my emergency contact would kind of have defaulted as their emergency contact too…
I've done that. But I listed the relationship as "friend." Using "wife" even with the qualifier "platonic" has stronger implications, and possibly even legal distinctions.
Some asexuals shag and some aromantics are in relationships - just because we don't see someone and think "I wanna bang/romance them," doesn't mean we don't want the physical actions.
In my cell phone, I have my wife’s name with “ICE” written next to it. If the police or paramedics ever need to access my phone, they’ll know it means In Case of Emergency. At least I hope they’ll know and not think my wife works for immigration and customs enforcement.
How are they going to get to that contact, isn't your phone locked? On smarphones you can set contacts as emergency contacts that are accessible from the lock screen. https://www.howtogeek.com/768576/how-to-set-an-emergency-contact-on-iphone-and-why/ , https://supp">-why/">https://www.howtogeek.com/768576/how-to-set-an-emergency-contact-on-iphone-and-why/ , https://support.google.com/android/answer/9319337?hl=en#zippy=%2Cadd-emergency-info-to-the-personal-safety-app
Paramedics, police, and fire are trained to hold the camera to your face in order to open the Home Screen. I don’t do it the way you suggested because it gives anyone who could grab your phone access to the closest person or people in your life. My way still gives my contacts security if my phone is stolen.
I don't use facial recognition on my phone because it means it can be unlocked against my will. Sure, maybe you want a paramedic to do it, but a cop can do it too to try and find something incriminating, or a criminal in certain situations. Also, couldn't you just label your wife's contact as "WIFE" if you're worried about confusion? Odds are, they'd try contacting a wife first.
I refuse to set up facial recognition, but I use the fingerprint scanner. However, it doesn't work the first time I unlock the phone, so if this ever comes up, I hope to remember to reboot my phone.
As an actual MD, I hate the dilution of the title...every online chiro or other quack introduces themselves as "Doctor", trying to make themselves legit
Ha ha yeah my dad's MD is a dumb weird lying fat kid too. They have this thing where they call each other "Doctor." Because my dad's got a PhD. Which was invented ten shitzillion years ago and has been used by dozens of types of professionals ever since.
Where I'm from, there are regulations around the title. Someone can't pass themselves off as a medical doctor unless they are, in fact, a medical doctor. I imagine other places have similar, but people have to report it when they see it.
Huh. Never mind, I guess I may be the outlier here. I ... never would have guessed "don't call yourself a doctor if you're not a doctor" would be such an uncommon law.
My mom bought me some homeopathic pills to help with my sleep... I'm just gonna keep lying to her dumbfuck face about taking them. I think I will just dump 'em down the toilet.
She told me that something with "strong flavour" will cancel the effects of 'em. I was honestly somewhat on board until she said that. Then I knew they were objectively bullshit!
LeifHietala
"...which we all already knew..." okay, nothing to get excited about. Sounds like Mo is ready to make it a matter of record though.
EmeraldLight
I listed my bestie of ~30 years because my parental units can't be bothered to use my chosen name and constantly misgender me. Bestie can name all my medications, surgeries, and physical issues, parentals judged me for getting an accessibility parking permit due to my buggered knee.
sailorjurai108
If you don’t get confused for a couple at times are you really best friends?
reallyyouguys
Of course a "naturopath" doesn't know any latin. Because they don't study medicine.
LucilleWhoKnowsNot
Best friend has been my emergency contact for decades. I don't see anything wrong with it. And when my daughter was old enough and felt ready I added her on as well.
Sunricer
New friendship tier unlocked, wife your friend, wait...
Causeitsmadeofmeat
Rather than going to a naturopath, you could rub dirt onto the effected area. More effective
ChadMaxxington
Emergency contact zoned
morrighan42
I've used my best friend at the time as my emergency contact ever since I moved out. My parents lived over an hour away so it seemed a better choice to have someone closer.
greenytali
My wife and her best friend call themselves "heterosexual life partners"
spitfires2000
At work I learned you can just name anyone - Germany - as the responsible person to decide - when you can't - if your organs may be used.
shivacat
I wonder how long it would take Germany to decide what to do with your organs. isn’t there a time limit after death as to the viability of the organs?
justaguyinthebackrow
Right, like would they have to hold a special session of the bumdestag and vote or could the chancellor just make the call?
spitfires2000
I guess so. There are a lot of rules in Germany for the sake of making someone else responsible. They don't have to make sense.
certainlynotaserialkiller
*ignore username* tell me more
spitfires2000
During lunch a colleague said they could name me as the responsible person to call when it's needed to make a decision about their organ donation. And they don't even need to tell you they picked you. This was confirmed by other German colleagues. So, they said, it could be used as your last prank.
Thorketil
And the decision will be: "Dear Chief Physician, please recycle everything, from nose to tail."
spitfires2000
Well... the Chief Physician will need you to sign some documents first. Nothing happens in Germany without signed documents... 😉
southflhitnrun
This is adorable!
But, the doctor knew what it meant but he thought you were too shy to come out to him. LOL He laughed after the explanation because in his mind he was like "oooohhhhhh, they are ACTUALLY just besties."
VelvetWarhol
cute couple
chefsoda
I think this is adorable, but have to, admittedly snarkily point out, that if this had a been an actual doctor, they likely would have known what platonic meant.
fubizdaddie
I'm sorry. Your doctor (they aren't a doctor) doesn't know what platonic means? That's a fucking warning sign. Like I don't care if a person doesn't know what it means, but if you're a doctor you NEED to be smarter than that.
syoebiusprime
Hetero lifemate
WickedGiggle
Well congratulations, i guess 🎉
B1tchtastic
Your emergency contact should be someone nearby who you trust, who knows you well, and who you want to contact family or partners or caregivers who are far away.
MenloPart
"Bestie, what is this, 2006?"
TupacAintDead
Is…is Mo single? Besides the platonic wife part.
shivacat
I’d be happy to stand in as Monica’s emergency contact. Monica, call me. 🤙
Knightmare200
And then they signed a lease.
Bundalicious
Is this the beginning of a porno? Cause i wanna see the rest. And what kind of dr. Is so stupid, he doesn't know what platonic means? American?
MotoCanuck
When you don't realise you're in a lesbian relationship.
HandoB4Javert
toolzgalore2
Why is that weird, I would do it if I didn't have a partner or a close relationship with my parents
B3N15
It's the "platonic wife" part not the "listing your friend" part. Most of those things have an "other" or "roommate" tab
marsilies
It's not weird listing a friend as an emergency contact. It's weird listed them as "platonic wife," instead of "friend."
joble
I think none of it is weird, just cute.
marsilies
It's a bit weird, at least on the technical level of unusual or uncommon. Not necessarily a value judgement.
Bojovnik84
I mean, if you dont have a close relationship with a direct family member, why not use your best friend?
PutItInNeutral
Your family is the friends we made on the way.
selfishsarah
my cat can't answer the phone bro
PutItInNeutral
It can, it just won't.
Seethreepeeoh
I don’t know. But “my personality” is often cited
Waschbaerkoenig
I think you can't wife a direct family member...
brattysubsam
Depends on the state
MadamPuddifoot
I don't have any family (cut off my parents and my only living grandparent) besides my younger (by 13 years) brother, who lives 1400 miles away. I don't have any close friends. I don't have an emergency contact.
It's kinda depressing. But it is what it is, I guess.
prosper020
I dated someone who had basically zero family that cared about them that could help in an emergency; I felt kind of honored to be their emergency contact. It made sense, but I was so used to it being a parent or sibling that it felt quite special to be trusted like that. Granted if something happened to us together, my emergency contact would kind of have defaulted as their emergency contact too…
marsilies
I've done that. But I listed the relationship as "friend." Using "wife" even with the qualifier "platonic" has stronger implications, and possibly even legal distinctions.
ScrapCode
platonic wife sounds like an asexual (but not aromantic) couple or something along those lines. (There's probably already a word of this)
EmeraldLight
Also, would this qualify as a lavender marriage? Or lavender relationship, perhaps...
I love that you've got me pondering this!
PantlessThunderGoose42
Platonic Wife: bald, wears a bedsheet, talks in riddles.
EmeraldLight
Some asexuals shag and some aromantics are in relationships - just because we don't see someone and think "I wanna bang/romance them," doesn't mean we don't want the physical actions.
Icanhearwhatyouresayingandtheanswerisno
Your roommate
WickedGiggle
Lol. Ren'Py!
killertomato842
omg they were roomates
Thisisbullshitalready
They would actually make a really cute couple.
weidermeijer
Oh yeah…
howimetyourauntrobin2
Platonically
PourMeAPuppersPlease
But they're not lesbians
GuitarGeorge
In my cell phone, I have my wife’s name with “ICE” written next to it. If the police or paramedics ever need to access my phone, they’ll know it means In Case of Emergency. At least I hope they’ll know and not think my wife works for immigration and customs enforcement.
marsilies
How are they going to get to that contact, isn't your phone locked? On smarphones you can set contacts as emergency contacts that are accessible from the lock screen. https://www.howtogeek.com/768576/how-to-set-an-emergency-contact-on-iphone-and-why/ , https://supp">-why/">https://www.howtogeek.com/768576/how-to-set-an-emergency-contact-on-iphone-and-why/ , https://support.google.com/android/answer/9319337?hl=en#zippy=%2Cadd-emergency-info-to-the-personal-safety-app
GuitarGeorge
Paramedics, police, and fire are trained to hold the camera to your face in order to open the Home Screen. I don’t do it the way you suggested because it gives anyone who could grab your phone access to the closest person or people in your life. My way still gives my contacts security if my phone is stolen.
marsilies
I don't use facial recognition on my phone because it means it can be unlocked against my will. Sure, maybe you want a paramedic to do it, but a cop can do it too to try and find something incriminating, or a criminal in certain situations. Also, couldn't you just label your wife's contact as "WIFE" if you're worried about confusion? Odds are, they'd try contacting a wife first.
GuitarGeorge
lol I don’t have any reason to fear the police or anything they’d find on my phone.
MenloPart
I refuse to set up facial recognition, but I use the fingerprint scanner.
However, it doesn't work the first time I unlock the phone, so if this ever comes up, I hope to remember to reboot my phone.
TCooley79
Naturopath= doctor now?
Causeitsmadeofmeat
No
TheRealCrimesJohnson
A real doctor would know what platonic means
xizar
That would be the ideal.
CptRobotNinja
Mother fucker...take your upvote
JJEV
They effectively administer Third Aid
SirSage
Necromancy??
OverwhelmingSurplusOfDiggity
lol no
It’s where you go if getting better isn’t important.
JonnyTightlips
As an actual MD, I hate the dilution of the title...every online chiro or other quack introduces themselves as "Doctor", trying to make themselves legit
revasseur
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0qYmHMoLvM&t=80s
kublaikhan
Thanks for brining class to these procedures, Dr. Tightlips.
RenaissanceFaireMan
OverwhelmingSurplusOfDiggity
Sure but that’s still only one.
JonnyTightlips
I give him/her/it a pass because that's just their name and they're an alien or who knows what 😂
Neosweetchuck
Ha ha yeah my dad's MD is a dumb weird lying fat kid too. They have this thing where they call each other "Doctor." Because my dad's got a PhD. Which was invented ten shitzillion years ago and has been used by dozens of types of professionals ever since.
NaughtButOne
Where I'm from, there are regulations around the title. Someone can't pass themselves off as a medical doctor unless they are, in fact, a medical doctor. I imagine other places have similar, but people have to report it when they see it.
OriginalSyn
They call themselves NDs here, misleading af
JonnyTightlips
Where is that?
NaughtButOne
Huh. Never mind, I guess I may be the outlier here. I ... never would have guessed "don't call yourself a doctor if you're not a doctor" would be such an uncommon law.
FunnyPlatypus
Not in any meaningful way to any reasonable people.
Aranon1183
My mom bought me some homeopathic pills to help with my sleep... I'm just gonna keep lying to her dumbfuck face about taking them. I think I will just dump 'em down the toilet.
Elonth
tell her they stopped working because you took them to a lab to be tested for purity. They came back 100% sugar.
tasthesose2
Omg don’t dump them into the water supply think of the damage that will do. Lol
Aranon1183
She told me that something with "strong flavour" will cancel the effects of 'em. I was honestly somewhat on board until she said that. Then I knew they were objectively bullshit!
OriginalSyn
Great you just increased their potency hopefully the aquatic life survives the overwhelming drowsiness
neithermenoryou
If they're real homeopathic pills you can always use them to sweeten your tea, since they should just be sugar.
Aranon1183
Eh... They're also French, so...
PennysWorthOfTea
Except for homeopathic sweeteners which start as sugar but are then diluted with medicine until there's no actual sugar remaining