To hate fucking "catch up" phone calls

[NotKeenOnSwede]

I hate people phoning me. I'm a texter. Unless I have anything important to say or it's been a long time since I've spoken to someone and there's genuinely things to catch up on I just can't be bothered with all that drivel about the shit we've all been doing today oh I got up at 8am oh I had my nails done. I only really phone my Mum and a couple of immediate relatives who I'm very close to, just to see if they're okay. When I meet up with friends (believe it or not I have friends) I'm engaging and friendly but I just hate phone calls. I have very little to say at the best of times and I'm just almost in pain waiting for it to end. I've told people before I rarely phone anyone and I'm not one for phones and they still call me. Why?! I'm isolating alone and it's really made me realise how little I need to interact with people. Please just take the hint! It's like a game of tennis, you have to keep it going. Can any introverts relate?!

I absolutely hate the phone with a passion. It stems to the fact that my mum was more bothered about talking to people on the phone rather than looking after me. When i was a child she couldn't even prepare my evening meal without talking on the phone. I have also lost count of how much sleep i lost due to the phone. Now i cannot sleep unless the phone is unplugged. Maybe if my mum had bothered with me a bit more instead of spending so much time on the phone i wouldn't have a huge mental block towards the phone.

I hate phone calls, but my MIL and DH's Gran are big chatters. They miss our DC and us and I can do a chatter every few weeks to make my family happy. It's a weird old time and these people love me, so if I have to make chat about the weather and our walks, then it's ok.