Nobody wants to talk anymore

I don't know if any of you find this, but in the last few years I've noticed that I hardly ever speak to my friends on the phone anymore. Some friends I see regularly, others maybe once a month but we almost always make an arrangement via text. I personally try to phone and text but I have a few friends who've never even rung me in their life.

On the one hand technology has brought us closer together on a global scale (thanks to email, internet etc). However on a national or localised scale, technology has become a barrier for communication. I think it's a bit sad how those closest to you now hide behind their mobiles and computers.

 

*raises hand* i do don't phone.

i will, however, write stuff online or text my friends or see them in person.


well that is a lie... i have one person i like talking on the phone with. but it's VERY RARE.

 

I hate the phone, I only talk to my hubby on the phone.

 

Haha, I never liked phone conversations neither. Always keep them short. I like to talk in person though

 

yeah I hate phone calls.

I never call anyone and no one ever calls me

works out better that way

 

i hate talking on the phone. i can never tell when the other person is trying to talk, and then there are awkward silences, and it just doesn't flow well.

i express myself well with the internet and texting, or i meet up with people to talk in person. if i do call, it's a quick... hey, what's up, are you coming now or when are we gonna meet up?

 

some people still call me.and still get mad that i never answer, haha.
but most have learned that unless their name starts with an "m", "d" or "j" to just give up.

 

i've never liked the phone or prolonged conversations. it's why i love the internet. i'd be a COMPLETE recluse if i didn't have it.

 

I never use telephones for conversations, but a few nights a week I go hang with one or more friends and we usually end up talking throughout the night. I am blessed to have friends that don't have regular jobs too.

 

I never answer the phone.

 

So I noticed.

 

when i need to talk to someone i always call or text to tell them that i need to talk.. meaning, in person. i can only really talk in person.

whenever i have to settle something important with the bank or.. call an office.. i just go through the trouble of going there. i get up, waste gas, and go.

 

Something about the phone makes me really uncomfortable. My home is like a sacred place, free from outside pressures and talking to people "on the outside" makes me really nervous, I trip over my words and can't think straight. As soon as I am out though, at somebody else's place or whatever I am fine.

 

I used to get really nervous phoning people up when I was younger but I've become more confident over the last few years so it doesn't phase me anymore. I do prefer seeing people in person though as you can gauge them better and I do agree that conversation flows more evenly.

 

i never ever talk on the phone...

no one ever calls me either. no one loves me

 

I don't really like the phone. I'd rather keep phone conversations short, and talk in person... but it's not always possible, so I still use the phone sometimes.

 

pfft, lamers... I telepathically communicate with people...

people know if they want to talk to me they have to come over to do so... I don't text cause I have no phone, don't like talking on the phone cause my arm gets tired and just am not fond of it..but then it really depends who I am talking too, if it is someone who I haven't talked to for a while or someone I really care about and can't talk to them in person, than that's a bit different.... Emails are okay.. But I like in person....

 

close your mind for a second, I have something personal I have to think about

 

Nah I didnt notice u talk on the phone less: )
I'm more a climbing up the drainpipe type stalker; )

No seriously , the net and mobile are good and bad.
Email is easy to keep in touch but has its problems.
Long distnace friends I used to have say quarterly long calls- which was good.Email loses that indepthness
Texting I just dont follow.Except text flirting , but thats a bit silly really after a while.

 

My name starts with a "j". Sounds like I'm good.