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We both have our own alarm clock. I use an actual alarm clock (wake up to music, can't stand the buzzer!) and he uses his cell phone on his side for his alarm clock. (He wakes about an hour later than me) I don't think he and I could share. I'd have to set it for him after I got up every morning...that wouldn't work. Plus, we both like waking to different sounds (me-music and him a typical alarm buzzer). :)
Ours is on my side. We have an alarm that lets you set two separate times, which is a must for us since I get up at 6:15 and he gets up at 8:30. Since I wake up at the fist quiet beep and he can let it go off for 10 minutes without hearing it, it's a no brainer to have it on my side. Plus, I'm gone by the time he gets up, so he doesn't have to reach over me or anything.
We each have our own alarm clocks, each on our own side (well, I use my cell phone). He gets up earlier than me AND he snoozes for like 30 min, so if he were reaching over me every 7 minutes to snooze, I might kill him. I don't think there's anything wrong with having 2, especially if you both wake up at different times.
We have one but it is on our dresser so it is not on either side but it has two settings one for me and one for him.
I voted that we have our own clocks (kind of)... I have my alarm clock which is the main clock. If my hubby needs to keep track of time, he uses his cell phone alarm so he doesn't have to touch mine. Even when he is just checking to see what time it is, he will pick up his phone before rolling over to view my clock.
It's on his side - he wakes up earlier than me, takes a shower and then wakes me up (he takes longer showers in the morning and likes to have breakfast). I do have my own alarm clock though, but I only use it when I need to wake up earlier than him.
For the first couple of months living together, we had one on each side. Until recently we used the one on his side but it can have several alarms so we had mine and then his. Now that I get up super early I use my phone so I don't wake him up.
We have one and it is on his side. He has to leave before I do, so he gets up, showers, and then wakes me up. I prefer him waking me up to dealing with the alarm clock, anyway.
We have one, and it sits between us because we have a bookshelf headboard so we can do that :)
He does wake-up earlier than me, though, and he usually comes in a half hour later to make me up (even though I hear the alarm go off). I'm not a morning person.
Once we get a new bed, we'll obviously be putting the alarm on his side.
We have an iHome alarm clock that allows us to dock our iPod and set two different alarms. It's on my side because if I'm not the one to turn the alarm off, I'll often fall back asleep, but having the two alarms is nice.
@sapphirebride - we have the same thing! it works for us. He sets his for about an hour before mine, and I don't even HEAR it. He does his thing and I wake up when my alarm goes off, and don't have to reach over him b/c he's already dressed and out of bed.
We have one alarm clock, but it has duo alarms. It is on his side, as he is the one that gets up earlier and then that way when he leaves, I have to get out of bed to turn it off which makes it a little easier to get up for good!!
my husband sets his alarm for an hour 0before I want to get up. The radio goes off for 10 minutes before he gets up (argh) and goes to the gym. I get up on my own with my phone alarm while he's gone (which is much better for me) I snooze twice and then stretch for about 3 minutes before I can actually get up. My routine totally changes my attitude about the day--its important!
We each use our own cell phones. It helps because we often get up at different times. If we are getting up at the same time, we usually set it for the same time just in case. Its kinda nice to both be in charge of setting the alarm because some nights I remind him and other nights he reminds me.
We each have our own alarm clocks on either side of our bed. I know it seems silly, but he will sometimes get up before me, or vice versa, so there's no point in the other person being woken up!
The alarm clock is on my side. I have to get up earlier than he does so that I have enough time to get ready so that we can leave the apartment together (he drops me off at work). I'm his alarm clock, lol. But if I decide I want to sleep in one day or he has to get up earlier than me, he'll set the alarm on his phone.
He uses his iPhone, and I have a regular old $10 cheapy alarm clock. I usually don't need to wait for it to go off, but I set it just in case I don't wake up.
Other - it's across the room! I used to use my cell phone but it's gotten older and occasionally shuts off so I don't trust it. He's usually on the non-wall side, but it's a big pain for either of us to go shut the alarm off.
I am actually a HUGE proponent of the across the room alarm. It's annoying, but SO helpful.
It's on my side. I don't trust Mike to get up. He'd hit snooze over and over and we'd both be late!
We each have our own and love them dearly. I've had the same alarm clock since middle school and he's had his since at least college. His is a travel alarm clock so it runs on a battery only and works even if the power has gone out.
We generally get up at very different times so it's nice to have two.
We own several alarms (including one I bought him years ago when he was having trouble getting up in the morning, which spins a propeller into the air and won't shut up until you find it and return it to the dock), but we only use FI's. He just got used to getting up at the time when I get up. As you said, it's just nice to be on the same schedule, and he's keeping a lot more regular work hours as a result. (If I weren't around, he'd be pumping his company's flex time policy to its limits, going in some days crazy early and most days lounging around until 10am and then working until the wee hours). I take a lot longer to get ready than he does in the morning, but he uses that time to take our dog for his morning walk.
We have two separate ones, but somehow the one he bought is on my side, and the one I've had since I was little is on his side of the bed. I just haven't gotten around to switching them around yet, but I should. I've been using "his" clock (on my side), but it has too many switches and options and I've made mistakes in setting it before.
we each have our own -- he works second shift hours and i am more 9-5.
We have one that is across the room- because if we aren't forced to physically get up we will fall back asleep.
I go to work an hour before he does but he gets up with me. We get a little bit of time together in the morning- it's nice. And totally his doing- but I love it.
I have an alarm clock on my side and he always uses his cell phone.
Mine goes off at 5:45 (radio) and his goes off at 6:00 (alarm). When his goes off, we know it's time to get up or we'll be late.
When he used to get up earlier than me, we'd just set them to whatever times we needed to get up.
Never really had an issue with this.
We each have our own but his goes off before mine does so I usually wake up (but not get up) when he does.
We use our phones as alarm clocks and they're on my FI's side. Neither of us like the harsh alarm clock sound, so setting our phones works for us. However, we put a clock on our registry that wakes you up to nature sounds and someone bought it for us so after the wedding we may be using that!
? We have an alarm clock that is on the dresser, so you have to get out of bed to get to it. Otherwise, neither of us would ever get out of bed! He sets it for himself, then resets it for me (if I am getting up later) when he gets up first.
I voted both but technically we don't have an alarm clock... we just both use our phones. Thats the way we've always done it :) Although on a regular basis we get up at the same time so then I just set my alarm. If I don't have to get up though I make sure he knows that and he either sets an alarm or he doesn't. He's kind of weird in that he ALWAYS wakes up around 7:30 regardless of alarm so before we moved in together he actually didn't use an alarm ever. He just woke up every day and it was fine. But when he has to get up earlier he does use an alarm.
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well, I've been living w/ DH for 1.5 yrs, but I still feel like we sometimes have alarm clock issues...neither of us is a morning person...
I moved into his house, so we just left it where the alarm clock was on his side, but I have to get into work earlier AND take longer to get ready....you see where this is going!
When we first starting "spending the night", it used to be at my house (before he had a house), and I would get up using the same alarm clock I've had literally since elementary. I feel like it is silly to have 2 alarm clocks, but I think I'd be less grouchy, since I'm used to waking up a very certain way...with snooze, then the radio is left on until I get up.
Luckily, one good thing that came of this is DH now helps me get ready in the morning (i.e. packs my lunch), since that allows us to get up at the same time and generally helps the morning get off to a better start....sometimes it is still way too rushed, though.