wow not many people seem to like the phone! i agree that it can get awkward at times, which is why i used to text all the time

SlyDial's my best friend. I hate talking on the phone.

i hate talking on the phone too, but i am the chattiest person you'll ever meet and love texting, emailing, and chatting in person
i just don't enjoy sitting on the phone when i could be doing other stuff. the only time i enjoy it is when i'm driving or walking somewhere or on the bus to kill time...and certain people i like it with better too. when i was away, i lived for the phone, and now i like talking to my boyfriend, but to just shoot the sh*t with a friend makes me batty.

NOT a phone person. I can make conversation pretty easily in person, but the phone is just awkward for me. What is SlyDial?

designerel, SlyDial is the greatest invention ever. It's a free service that allows you to bypass ringing someone's phone completely (only cell phones, though) and go straight to their voicemail, so you can leave a message without the chance of them actually picking up.

Just call 267-SLY-DIAL. You have to listen to a very short ad, and then you can put in the other person's number and leave your message. It's so awesome.

I hate talking on the computer and phone. If it was my cousin then I could just stay on the phone for hours with her! We didn't even have to talk sometimes. I never have much to say so I'd rather just talk face to face because then atleast I can find somethings to talk about even if it is the color of the sky. So the only time I can stay on the phone if it is my mom or dad or best friend. She does all the talking anyway.

I am not much of a phone talker, unless I'm talking to someone I haven't seen in a long time and I need to catch up with them (and I can't do it in person). Otherwise, I hate it. I was never one of those girls who would go home after school to talk to their friends that you JUST SAW at school. Who has that much to talk about? (Sorry the wording is confusing, but I think you understand what I mean). I prefer seeing someone in person, or texting them. I hate awkward silences on the phone.

Jude C, thats genious! I'm going to use SlyDial from now on.

I absolutely hate talking on the phone, it doesn't make one bit of difference who I'm talking too.

NOOO
i hate the phone!!!!!!!

OH slydial is RIGHT UP my alley. I hate talking on the phone- even with friends. And my BF and I talk max 10 minutes. I am so much chattier and fun in person.

I always find myself making up excuses to get off the phone. "Oh, gotta go--there's Jehovah's Witnesses knocking at the door!"

I hate the phone! I am so awkward on the phone even with my BF and my mom! I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one though

Jude- HA- I feel you. I like talking to like-minded people. Phone conversations are guaranteed to get to the point: "hey what time are we meeting" "7pm" "great bye!"

Yeah, I don't know what it is about talking on the phone that bugs me so much. My fiance's the same way, too. He'll beg off of phone conversations at 3 in the afternoon by saying he has to go cook dinner.

I hate talking on the phone.

ok i hate to say it but unless its family that i can't see all the time--i'd rather text or email

hate the phone. it's the most awkward thing in the world.

I'm fine on the phone with my friends and stuff but I LOATHE hearing my phone ring at work. I'd rather get an email, that way I can collect my thoughts, find out answers to their question (if I don't know it) and compose a thoughtful response. Otherwise it just feels like I'm being ambushed.

Depends on the person however 99% of the time I hate answering/making a call. I just dislike it for some reason.

I hate talking on the phone to people I don't know. For example, I have to work up courage to make a hair appointment, restaurant reservation, or doctor's appointment!

My sister used to laugh at me because I always had to write a phone script before I made a call (OK, I still do that...) I would close the door, prepare mentally, and dial. Then as soon as I said a word she would bust into the room and laugh at me and rob my of my concentration!

I would so much rather physically go to a person than call them on the phone. I've never been offered a job for which I phone interviewed. *sigh*

Dr No, you hit it right on the head! I sometimes have to do the script if it's an important call. I thought it was just me. Thank you for letting me know that I'm not alone.

I can't stand talking on the phone...cauliflower ear!! I hate it.
I'd so much rather talk in person over coffee or tea and something to eat. I'm a typical southern USA girl. We G.R.I.T.S. like to touch hands and forearms when we talk. You can't do that over the phone. And I'm a mother, all my friends are mothers... who has time for that?

Dr No, your comment cracked me up! i get really anxious over the phone, unless i'm talking to my boyfriend. i'd much rather text, email, or chat in person! then you can't get me to shut up!

I'll really only talk to my mom and my fiance on the phone. My boss makes fun of me because I will walk all the way down to her office to ask a simple yes/no question rather than call her.

I'm good over the phone. I've been told by bosses that I have the best phone voice ever! But, I really hate phones. I Don't like when they ring, especially! >_<

I heat talking on the phone, so much! I heated with passion.

i hate talking on the phone. I am never in a good place to talk or either don't feel like chit chatting. I love texting and im'ing but being on the phone is so not my thing!

As for me, it depends on who I'm talking to. If it's someone I care about, I'm fine on the phone and in person.

If it's nobody special, I prefer not to talk on the phone, or in person, for that matter.

I voted "it depends" b/c I usually DESPISE IT, but will talk to my mom for many minutes.

I like talking on the phone. I have recently gotten into texting, but I find that depending on who it is with, my message can get taken the wrong way. I think texting is impersonal but effiicient. You can't always tell whether some one is serious or joking over a text message.

I used to be until I turned into a texting person. now I'm more of a "talk face to face" person. there's too much "lost in translation" if you will...

I *hate* talking on the phone. I will avoid it to the point of absurdity.

i used to be a really big phone person, but nowdays i find i hate it and want to text instead or let it go to voicemail. i'm really bad with screening calls, too. but sometimes the mood strikes for a long convo!

wow im really surprised. i thought i was the only one who hated talking on the phone. i never pick up my phone anymore i just wait to listen to the voice message and if its important ill call back if not ill probably keep putting it off

HATE HATE HATE HATE it

My job requires me to be on the phone for most of the day. The absolute LAST THING I want to do when I get home is talk on the phone. I've actually lost a couple of friends over it because they just don't understand. Send me an email, you'll get an immediate response, but DO NOT call me unless it's an emergency. My true friends get it.

I hate talking on the phone ALMOST as much as I hate shopping, and BELIEVE me, I hate shopping. Grocery shopping, Christmas Shopping and ESPECIALLY clothes shopping. If I have to go to the store, it's go in, get what I need, get out. Done.

Im another one guilty of writing a script.... its just easier for me that way and makes for less awkward pauses

It totally depends on who's on the other end.