Anyone not skyping/zooming/facetiming their friends and family

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The very thought of it... I ring my mother every day and take her shopping once a week. She has a big garden so we sit apart, have a quick chat and I leave.

I Facetime my sister sometimes by accident and promptly switch off the camera. I don't feel I'm missing anything by not joining. I'll wait till the end and have a big party and hug everyone in person.

I do call my friends on the phone for a chat, I'm not completely antisocial but the thoughts of 9 of us on a zoom chat waiting our turns to speak. Can you have a break out convo with just one of them while the rest chat on?

Am I alone in not feeling like I'm missing anything by avoiding the video convos?

We use FaceTime so people (mainly family) can see my DC. I wouldn’t FaceTime without my kids present.

I’ve only FaceTimed my parents so they can chat to the kids (and even then only twice) because as much as I love them I just don’t like video calls, I’m too socially awkward!

I feel like a techno-phobic dinosaur! I have done normal phone calls and text messages but that is all.

DD normally goes to various clubs etc and some are on zoom but I haven't even looked into how to use it (bad mum alert!).

I skype family abroad once a week, but that is it. It is something we have always done, so not a recent thing. Other friends and family I phone them for a chat not skype or face time.

Nope - I speak to my kids on the phone and once a week we do a group Whatsapp call to do a quiz, but that's it.

We have tried large group chats for work meetings, but they have been an unmitigated disaster!

I've never face timed anyone, I'm keeping in touch by phone.

I don't even understand video conferencing. There's nothing to be gained by seeing laggy pictures of faces.

I have not spoken to anyone other than my mother who rings to see what housework I have done. She doesn't approve of me being online so she won't skype the DC or anything like that.

Erm, what?! She rings to see what housework you've done?! She doesn't approve of you being online?! I feel like there's a major bit of information missing here...

I have been zooming etc quite a lot, but trying to cut down now. I was finding it a bit of a pressure to be honest!

Nope. Never did it before, why now? My kids did a zoom thing with their Dad's family last week and seemed to enjoy that but it's not for me thanks.

Nope, just phoning them as usual. We all know what we look like.

zooming lots for work but quite like the pressure to dress and do hair (and wash) - just in case of smellovision

We were using FaceTime with my sister mainly so I can see her elderly dog and guinea pigs as I normally visit them daily when she’s at work however the connection was terrible so she sent us a portal and we are doing it via WhatsApp and it’s much better . The other night we did a 3 way call with our other sister and it was lovely .

No, never facetimed anyone.Phone my mum twice daily, visit her once a week sitting a mile apart in her huge garden. My family and friends i do mostly WhatsApp, texts with odd phone call. Perfectly happy with that.

I've never skyped, FaceTimed or zoomed anyone and wouldn't know where to start tbh. I'm just ringing and texting as normal.

*Pelleas

Nope, just phoning them as usual. We all know what we look like.*

This is what I really wanted to say!

I've mostly been texting and joined in a few WhatsAppe conversations. I phone my mum. That's it.

I was in work (teaching) for the first 2 weeks so saw plenty of people in RL. I've been at home for the Easter holidays and enjoying the break from everyone.

I feel sorry for the introverted posters who've wanted a bit of peace and have been pressurised to join in zoom conversations etc and haven't been able to make excuses because everyone knows they're at home.

If one more person sends me a fucking quiz invite, zoom party suggestion, face time, video call or "funny" 8 minute long fucking WhatsApp video... I am disabling my WiFi and removing all traces of myself from all technology on earth.

Only a true introvert will understand.

Ppe just normal text, what's app etc or phone conversations. Quite happy with that tbh

No.Out of an extended 'close' family of 30 only my parents have contacted us at all.

I guess a pandemic lets you know where you stand in the pecking order.

@DDIJ tour mother doesn’t approve of you being online?? What?

I’m enjoying the catch ups at the weekend - would usually be out with friends at the weekend or at one of their houses! So we have a catch up with the same crew for quizzes / cocktails/ catch ups and things like that! Video call my mum every other day! I like it

Nope, put quite simply fuck that!

I'm not a great socialiser anyway so normal calls are fine gif me.

I am calling certain people and family regularly to check in and I'm getting bits of shopping for another couple of people in my street and Dp is baking bread for a neighbour (and us) and he is making as requested homemade sausage rolls for another neighbours granddaughter who's struggling at the mo so I think I'm quite happy with that and everything else can run and jump.

Video chat indeed, pah and phooey I tell ya!

I don't video chat with anyone, period. I hate it.

We facetime/skype family who are far away but we've been doing that regularly for years and year so it's nothing new or unusual. I was invited to one Zoom drinks thing which didn't happen and I was glad as frankly, it sounds awful to me. I'm in touch with friends on WhatsApp and phone on a one-to-one basis as normal.

But then, I don't do a lot of group activities normally either. I'm more of a meet-up-with-one-or-two-friends-for-dinner kind of person than the type who's at the bar with 30 close friends every friday. Turns out the kids are the same - both of them attempted a few zoom things with class mates for story time or exercise and got bored quickly. Although they will FaceTime individual friends for a one to one chat.

No, it's annoying enough to do it for work. And then I already spend all day talking to the dc. I barely want to talk to dh by the time evening rolls around. We have video chatted twice since lockdown started, once because BIL got a new ipad and wanted to see how it worked, and the other time friends wanted to tell us they were having their first baby (which was lovely news in the midst of all of it). I think I've only called my mum once in the past 4 weeks (lives abroad, we don't talk often). Just don't have the energy to interact with people any more than I already do. Also requires me to brush my hair.

no video chatting here the idea freaks me out.