Permanently pair iphone to macbook pro

Hi,
Can someone please tell me how to permanently pair an iPhone to a Macbook Pro? I have had several iPhones and multiple laptops that do the following:
1. Pair phone with laptop. Connect to network (for tether). Everything works fine.
2. After a short period of time (like maybe a week or two), if I try to connect the two devices again, they act as though they've never been paired before and demand that I re-pair them, even though they do actually know of each other's existence (they appear in each other's lists).
3. Goto 1
Contrast this with two wifi-only iPads I have used with the same iPhones:
1. Pair phone with iPad. Connect to network.
2. Use forever.
I would like to make the laptops behave like the iPads. Any way to do this?

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