Is expecting a text once an hour bad?

Sorry, but I think that's unreasonable. Texting someone every hour takes a lot of effort and will likely interrupt anything your partner is doing (hanging out with friends takes longer than an hour, doing work takes longer than an hour, etc.). I think it'd be more reasonable to expect a text once or twice a day, if you're willing to compromise. A text at least every hour is going to be 16+ texts a day depending on how much your partner sleeps. I understand that you might be anxious or insecure about your relationship but you might want to work on that instead of making your partner text you every hour.

I think it's unreasonable, yes. Your SO might not have enough time to talk 24 hours a day. But you definitely should talk to them about it and see what they say!

I'm of the belief that people are allowed to want whatever they want in a relationship (excluding abuse and things like that, of course), but asking your partner to text you at least once an hour is kind of a lot. You can of course request that your partner do that, but don't be surprised if there's some pushback. Just like how you're allowed to want what you want, your partner is allowed to set their own boundaries and make their own decisions about if you two are compatible. There are people out there who would be happy to text their partner 100 times a day, and if texting that frequently is important to you then you'll just have to keep looking for someone who is willing to do that for you.

Most of the time when I'm at work I have meetings scheduled for longer than an hour, which means I couldn't check my phone then even if I wanted to. Also, it's important for your partner to have some time to themselves so they appreciate you more when they spend time with you. Taking a few hours each day to commit time to a hobby should be fun, and help them to grow as a person, without being anxious about having an imposed time limit to respond to messages.

my experiences could just be different, but my partner as well as my friends tend to respond to messages within an hour or so. That being said, texting once every hour is a bit much. It's totally fine to be curious as to what they're doing and if you are both fine with it that's okay, but try to give them some space so you have more to talk about later :). I like to keep to my 0-3 new conversations a day texting ruler (0 for people you barely know (only text them if you need something), 0-1 for good friends (depending on how close), 1-2 for best friends, and 2-3 for partners), though that's just a personal rule :)