How often do you speak to your close friends on the phone?

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I have a friend who insists on speaking every single week on the phone! it's draining. I have told her I've been a bit busy this week and she knows I am at work, yet she rings my mobile for a chat.
It makes me not want to talk to her. We are very dear friends, I've been honest with her and told her it's a bit of a struggle every week to speak on the phone, but she still rings - half the time I don't answer as I am in the middle of something.
What is the expectation when you are good friends?! how often do you speak on the phone to your friends?

Probably every week with some close friends, BUT we do text first and ask if it's convenient. If not, neither or us takes offence. Would never phone each other during working hours.
We only text each other if it's something like bookings tickets or other urgency.

My BFF and I try and have a couple hours per month, that could be multiple short calls or 1 long one but that's it. No other friends do I talk to on the phone, messages only

Some friends never...just WhatsApp and meet up every few Months. WhatsApp ebbs and flows depending on news. It was busier during lockdown just to keep each other going.
One friend calls me every two weeks or vice versa..she moved away so likes to keep in touch. We message first to check it's a good time and both of us are honest here.
I was isolated due to Covid and got a good few calls but that would be unusual.
My sisters and l call each other every few weeks with WhatsApp in between.
I hate phone calls that are pressure as there is nothing more draining. Could you press that message on your phone saying ..sorry can't answer at the moment etc.

Probably once a fortnight for an hour or two with one friend. Another maybe once a month but also for a long conversation. Other friends maybe 6-8 weeks. I only really call 4 people regularly. I like phone calls though and would happily call a friend once a week - for me lockdown was great as I got to speak
On the phone to loads of people I wouldn’t normally. I appreciate people are busy though and I don’t ‘demand’ phone call. And yes I am single! Although I’ve always been like this even when In a relationship.

Never, we keep in touch by WhatsApp message these days. I would like to speak on the phone to them occasionally but they all have young kids so I never call because I don't know when a good time would be. I know they don't have to answer the phone but it still feels weirdly intrusive to call!
I do have one friend who doesn't use WhatsApp and we speak on the phone every couple of months.

Maybe once or twice in the past 20 years. Neither of us likes phone calls much.

Honestly never. Ever.
We WhatsApp all the time, both individually and on a group chat, but none of us actually speak to each other on the phone.

Emergencies only, WhatsApp all the way.

Never....i detest phone calls....i much prefer to catch up in person or on whatsapp.

Never! We text sometimes every day or every couple of days, and I see her in person once every week or so.

Never.

One of my friends we talk weekly for a good hour. We are quite close and don't always meet up that often.

Another friend we talk most weeks again for a good hour as we live far away from each other.

Almost never. Like once or twice in a year. I hate phone conversations.

Almost never. Only a very short call if we needed something urgent and couldn’t get a hold of each other by text

My best friend and I finish work at the same time. We usually call each other on the way home. Speak for around 10 mins. Other friends mainly WhatsApp.

Virtually never. I think I have spoken to my best friend (of 25 years) only once or twice on the phone ever!

We see each other loads and text a lot. We did Zoom things during lockdown as well but have no need to ring.

This thread is really reassuring. I thought I was unusual in hating phone calls, even with friends and family. I have one friend that I speak to on the phone every 10 days or so. Another friend is older and hates texts (he thinks they're rude ). He leaves long rambling voicemails when I'm not able to answer his calls, to the point that I've now switched my voicemail off! I've deleted all Zuckerberg owned apps so WhatsApp is also out for me. Somehow I still manage to keep relationships with people going