Am I the only person who never opens their front door to anyone?

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I just heard my front door go, so I hid in the kitchen out of sight, no idea who it was but I'm now very curious.
I wasn't expecting anyone, if it was family I would have answered because they wouldn't come unannounced.
I also never answer my phone if I don't recognise the number. Is this just me or does anyone else do this?
I have never really thought about why until now.

I'm glad people don't answer their phones, just had three quick appointments for cancellations, I'm sure we weren't the only people they phoned.

I used to answer calls from mobile numbers I didn't recognise thinking they must be bona fide and they mostly turned out to be silent calls (which are a bit creepy) or from scammers, bots etc so I stopped answering them figuring that if it was something I should deal with they would leave a message and I would get straight back to them. It's really no problem. All the calls that I need to attend to show up as named calls (I have had my phone long enough for all he people/companies etc to be in my contacts list). So now, if a name doesn't show up I don't answer it.

Bonkers. Earlier I saw a neighbour across the road answering her door to a cold caller so I quickly wrote a no cold callers note and stuck it to my door much to the amusement of my niece. I then text my next door neighbour not to open her door and when he left the street, watched on my cctv, I sent her a text that he'd gone 😁

Same. There are plenty of pick up places round about where I live so it easy to collect at my own convenience.

Only deliveries I get to the house are furniture or bulky items but that is so infrequent that I am happy to wait for them. Although Hermes/Evri did leave two boxes of furniture on the doorstep. Didn’t ring the bell, didn’t knock, I only found them when I checked the app to see how far away the driver was and saw the delivery picture of my closed front door

Luckily I live on a quiet street so they didn’t get knicked

I swear some folks live like their will smith in I am legend

My energy company asks for photos. Honestly have you not thought of that?!

A photo can be edited. At some point an energy company does need to see the actual meter, or certainly used to.

Unless smart meters have rendered this unnecessary these days?

@RampantIvy well it's been that way for years. They match up with their own readings maybe. Honestly. If that's the best argument about not opening your door...

If the bell of the frontdoor rings I go and open the door. If I'm not expecting anybody I am cautious and keep one foot behind the door to be able to close it if something is not right. This actually never happens but it's a habit. I pick up the phone, if it's an unknown number I only answer when the other person has made himself known - and yes in some cases I just end the call and block the caller. You seem weird OP. What if someone you know calls you from annunknown number in an emergency? Or a neighbour rings your door unexpectedly just to say hello?

I’m with you op, I’m not fussed about opening my door if not expecting anyone and I don’t pick up to numbers I don’t know either

I don't answer the door unless I'm expecting someone,e.g.a family member,friend or someone from the council doing a repair that I've booked,(they would have let me know in advance that they were coming),a neighbour or a parcel delivery. I don't like answering the door to unexpected visitors as it makes me very anxious.

I do it all the time. People know to make arrangements or leave a message on the phone.

Maybe we should go back to the days of people leaving calling cards

I can assure you it really did.

Yes, totally, I'm an introvert and things like this really cause me anxiety.
Ignore the rubbish attitudes on here. People can be really judgemental and lack understanding of anything outside their normal.

DH is an introvert. He answers the door.

Introversion is not the same thing as social anxiety or being antisocial.

I shall reiterate - why are the people who open the door to everyone who knocks SO BOTHERED that others don't??? The ones who don't answer very often don't give a flying fuck that you answer all the time! What's your problem? WHY DO YOU CARE? YOU are the ones who are fucking weird!

Who said we are bothered? Maybe the majority of people simply do find it odd that there are others who don't answer their doors. I certainly find it odd - I'm not in the UK and no doubt there are people where I live who don't answer their doors, but in over 60 years I've never heard anyone admit to it. On MN peopIe seem to think it something to be proud of, for some obscure reason. I also find it strange how many on MN don't want to have interaction with anyone at all unless it is pre-arranged, it's not the way society has behaved in the past and I think it bodes for a very depressing future. If you don't want to answer your door then by all means carry on - but I think you are "fucking weird" and will continue to do so.

Naaah.

Believe what you like. Opened the door this morning. Jehovah's Witnesses there. They gave me a leaflet and left.

Hahaha so true. Nowt as queer as folk ey?!

Ok let’s see the leaflet.

Blimey. Over invested much.... A little too much.

Exactly! Hiding away in another room when the door goes despite wanting to know who is there isn’t being introverted. It’s some form of anxiety I would imagine, and it’s not a healthy/normal behaviour.

I always answer the door - it's usually a neighbour/the postie or a delivery. In fairness, I live fairly rurally on a steep, single track lane. Only one way in/out so people are noticed on our lane! Therefore, random callers/doorstep sellers/Jehovah's witnesses don't call by.

We don't have a landline now so I can see the numbers on my phone. I generally answer unless I am particularly busy and don't recognise the number.

I wouldn't hide from the door!