the word once in a while means?

Question

one girl told me that my boy friend is calling her once in a while? wht do u mean by once in a while? means every alternative days or once in every week or once in everyday? can u just tell me the correct meaning plzzzzzzzzzz dont lie i want a genuene answer and he was hiding this from me so wht does the word once in a while means?

Answer 1

I would guess it to be every few weeks to a month.

Answer 2

It means something different for everyone. I personally think that once in a while is basically saying every couple of weeks but someone else may think it means every few days or longer every few months. This sounds like a term she may have used so that way you wouldn't realize just how frequent it was. I would just stop worrying about it and ask them (him OR her) and get to the bottom of it. Don't play games guessing just be blunt and ask! Don't seem like you don't trust him when you ask though because this will probably set him off.

Good luck!

Answer 3

The phrase means different things to different people. It can mean a few times a year or once a month. Why don't you just ask?

Answer 4

"Once in a while" is a vague answer. It's going to mean different things to different people. If you want to know how often he is calling her, you need to talk to the parties involved.

Answer 5

it means from time to time, or sometimes...so your bf sometimes calls her...once in a while doesn't have a definite time, it means that ocasionally your bf calls her. To me it sunds like there's more to ir since your bf hides this from you, like he doesn't want you to know. Be very careful so you don't come out like a complete idiot over nothing, but usually our sixth sense doesn't fail .....talk to him about it and see his reaction...work it from there. Also souds to me like this girl was trying to make you jelous..which she obviously achieved.