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My SO and I just live a few minutes drive away from each other, and see each other several times a week. I love him, but I don't need to hear his voice before I go to sleep every night. We'll catch up on the various goings on in our lives when we see each other.
I have dated men who wanted to talk on the phone at any old random time about any old random stuff, and it drove me absolutely bonkers.
At the end of the day, it's about compatibility. There is no real right or wrong, it's about finding someone with a similar attitude to your own. If you love phone convos and hate texting, find yourself someone who loves phone convos and hates texting.
If texting feels inadequate for your needs, find someone who'll meet your needs. But if you find someone who hates phone convos, don't assume they're weird or lack the need the intimacy and communication - they may just find it better to communicate in person.
My so and i just live a few minutes drive away from each other, and see each other several times a week. I love him, but i don't need to hear his voice before i go to sleep every night. We'll catch up on the various goings on in our lives when we see each other.
I have dated men who wanted to talk on the phone at any old random time about any old random stuff, and it drove me absolutely bonkers.
At the end of the day, it's about compatibility. There is no real right or wrong, it's about finding someone with a similar attitude to your own. If you love phone convos and hate texting, find yourself someone who loves phone convos and hates texting.
If texting feels inadequate for your needs, find someone who'll meet your needs. But if you find someone who hates phone convos, don't assume they're weird or lack the need the intimacy and communication - they may just find it better to communicate in person.
If I'm really into them I will want to talk but it doesn't have to be all the time. Texting is more relaxing. I don't always like being on-demand. I like to take my time responding and multitasking.
I have better conversations texting. I take advantage of being able to think before I answer. I talk quietly. I don't have to repeat myself over and over, the person can just look at what I sent.
If someone needs to call I'll answer, but if it's a lot, and about nothing in particular, we won't be very compatible.
A few times this has happened. Where I'd get a woman's phone #, then follow it up by, "I prefer to text than talk". At first I'm okay with it, but know I'm big on communication, which is the corner stone of any relationship.
But I think eventually, she should be okay with talking on the phone, sometimes?
I not entirely opposed to texting, but in the "getting to know you" stage, sometimes it's a bit more involved, and I don't like typing up waves of words to convey something that I feel I'm better at just verbally expressing instead.
I've been known to cut texting conversations off and just call when I think it's getting to complicated to explain things via text.
In my hierarchy of communications:
1.talk in person
2.text
3.talk on the phone
I do not like talking on the phone these days. I’d rather chat in person. I am a talker, but the phone is unappealing to me.
My SO and I just live a few minutes drive away from each other, and see each other several times a week. I love him, but I don't need to hear his voice before I go to sleep every night. We'll catch up on the various goings on in our lives when we see each other.
I have dated men who wanted to talk on the phone at any old random time about any old random stuff, and it drove me absolutely bonkers.
At the end of the day, it's about compatibility. There is no real right or wrong, it's about finding someone with a similar attitude to your own. If you love phone convos and hate texting, find yourself someone who loves phone convos and hates texting.
If texting feels inadequate for your needs, find someone who'll meet your needs. But if you find someone who hates phone convos, don't assume they're weird or lack the need the intimacy and communication - they may just find it better to communicate in person.
Funny how bring this up....but this is why I don't' like texting. This is via a post (on here) regarding "selective texting" where people skip over the questions you've asked, but address others in a texting convo.
Funny how bring this up....but this is why I don't' like texting. This is via a post (on here) regarding "selective texting" where people skip over the questions you've asked, but address others in a texting convo.
Someone who avoids important questions in texting is apt to attempt to deflect them in person or on the phone too.
Honest and transparent people generally don't feel the need to avoid questions in any medium of communication.
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