To think this is very rude

[WishinWell]

So I was on the phone to a friend earlier, they had messaged earlier in the day asking me to call them in the evening. Mid flow their landline starts ringing and they say 'oh that'll be Linda I need to take this' and then they say 'thanks for calling dear, goodbye'.
I found that incredibly rude, AIBU ?

YABU, she wasn't rude, she couldn't do both calls at the same time so she prioritised the one from Linda. Do you trust your friend would have had a good reason for this?

Why is it rude to take a call you need to take?
Text or call later ffs. Let her call you next time.
It's really not that big a deal. Lighten up with the attitude.

YABU.

@itsgettingwierd, the OPs friend text in the morning to call her that evening. If you've got school runs, are at work usually etc, that's quite normal.

OP did she text you because you are usually the busy one, so you could pick when you called? I have a few older friends, whose friends don't have mobiles, tend to be lonely, so if the LL is ringing, I'd tell them to answer it. We have more flexibility to talk. I wouldn't consider it rude.

An unexpected call on my landline would most likely be from or about my elderly, vulnerable parents, so I'd always answer in the circumstances you describe. However, I'd apologise to the person on the mobile and call them back once the landline call had finished.

@Angel2702

Of course it’s isn’t rude unless it was just a general friend chat the other person was calling for. Without knowing the circumstances they may not have known Linda was going to call but known it was something urgent. Not many people call a landline unless it is important.

Not many people call a landline unless it is something important

First time I have heard that. I don’t have a mobile signal at home so if anyone wants to ring me they will need to use the landline. I am sure I am not alone in that.

The way she ended the call with you was rude and abrupt. It may have been an important call but she could have been more gracious about it, apologised and offered to ring you back. She effectively cut you off like you were no longer needed or important.

Reminds me of an occasion when I went out to dinner with someone and their phone rang. They picked it up and proceeded to chat for about fifteen minutes as if I wasn't there.

Fwiw, I think she was - oh hang on, that'll be Linda, got to go!

My best friend does this all the time. Unfortunately some of his colleagues think it's ok to phone him at 1030pm.