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TaylorR908532
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June 26, 2025

If I Had an AI Assistant, Maybe My Wife Would Complain Less

  • June 26, 2025
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Now that I’m in my 50s, life’s busier than ever — work, home, appointments, you name it.
Problem is, I keep forgetting the little things: picking up something on the way home, calling someone back, or doing that one thing my wife definitely told me about.

She says I never listen. I say I just need a better system.

What if I could just casually mention something to an AI — and it actually remembered it for me?
Then, right when I need it, I get a reminder through a phone call or a ping on my watch.
No nagging. No sticky notes. No awkward “Oops, I forgot.”

If a service like that existed… yeah, I might actually pay for it.
How about you?

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      fffred
      fffred
      Conversationalist ⭐⭐⭐
      July 2, 2025

      Sounds like a good system. Maybe that's even available now. Or alternatives on Apple/Android smart phones, built-in apps like Notes, etc. or other available apps.

      I find what works well for me (73) and my wife are various Google Sheets (Google's version of Excel-like spreadsheets). These can be shared with other users (like between my wife and I) and accessed from any device where you can log into your Google account.

      I use Google Sheets to share shopping lists, task to do lists, etc. In fact, the shopping list is just one long list of shopping items. As we buy them they get checked off. As we need more they get added to the end of the list. Similarly for task lists. These allow us to share the information of what needs to be obtained or executed. And who might do that. And where. Etc. So if I'm shopping at Costco my wife can keep adding to the shopping list and I will review it as I go. This is so much better than sending lists by text message, the data gets lost in the fog of other information.


        fffred
        fffred
        Conversationalist ⭐⭐⭐
        July 3, 2025

        Another handy computer tool that my wife and I use near-daily, one that is available now, not in the future, is our Google Calendars (and there are Apple and other alternatives). We share our Calendars. The calendars are available on any device that we have put our Google Accounts on (for me, that includes my two Windows laptops, an iPad, an iPhone, and my (beloved) Google Pixel android phone.

         

        The calendars send us reminders of upcoming events, prevents us from scheduling conflicting events, and coordinates everything. These are really handy. So handy, that sometimes I have entered events that may not occur until some years in the future (like when our passports expire, things like that).

          papawofboo
          papawofboo
          Community Champion ⭐
          July 5, 2025

          I use the calendar(s) also. Not just the ones on phone and computer but the one you hang on wall. My wife says I overdo it, but a smart man ("Confucius" I think) said that the strongest memory in the world is not as strong as the weakest lead in a pencil.

          I have the phone and pc start sending me reminders 2 weeks out. I may overdo it but 2 of my pet peeves are people being late and people saying I forgot. 

           

          Papaw of Boo
            SummerOnTheWay1
            SummerOnTheWay1
            Community Champion ⭐⭐⭐
            July 5, 2025

            📎  Papaw @papawofboo , hope you got a chance to use your grill yesterday!!! The only calendar I use is my VERY LARGE PRINT Calendar from Amazon (wall calendar). I cross off the dates EVERY MORNING so I know IF I can sleep in. Yes, retirement lazy mode. Like you I use Google Calendar for "reminders" like rent. Lol, hate "late fees" - NEVER paid any. Geez, what they charge at my Apt Complex can fill up my gas tank and more. My daughter on the other hand, electronic EVERYTHING. So I had asked her many years ago, what happens IF her cell goes dead or gets stolen. Lol, something about back up "online" was her response. Nope, NEVER liked the electronic way of living & have a MAJOR fit when my bank's "online" system is down. Yes, all is well when things work but I am NOT giving up my Wall Calendar. Glad to see someone else uses them. You & your lovely wife have a totally awesome weekend.

             

            @papawofboo wrote:

            I use the calendar(s) also. Not just the ones on phone and computer but the one you hang on wall. My wife says I overdo it, but a smart man ("Confucius" I think) said that the strongest memory in the world is not as strong as the weakest lead in a pencil.

            I have the phone and pc start sending me reminders 2 weeks out. I may overdo it but 2 of my pet peeves are people being late and people saying I forgot. 

             

             

            SereneSeagull
            SereneSeagull
            Community Champion ⭐⭐⭐
            August 19, 2025

            Use the reminder or notes app on the phone.  You can set it up to remind you about things and can be scheduled for certain days or ongoing

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