Do I take him too litrally?

[lifesteeth]

When me and my "partner" talk on msn on a night time he always says he will phone me the next day. He rarely does. Anyway tonight he phoned and said he just wanted to kill time whilst he waited for his mum who he was picking up "killing time"? or am I taking him too litrally with that one?

Also I told him I didn't want to be stuck in the house all weekend when he comes down to visit and I've been looking foward to going out, we're going to the cinema on saturday night and tonight I asked "what do you fancy doing for the rest of the weekend?" and he replied "i've not really thought about it" am I nit-picking?

Yes!!! That is just men. If that is all then I really wouldn't worry about it. I once asked My DH, before we were married, why he didn't phone more, and he said "why? It's just a voice on the line" . Or is there more that is worrying you? How are things when you are together?

men on phone not great -to them a good conversation is something like "fancy a pint ? ok see you down hte pub at 7" (ie strictly factual)

Must say sounds like you're a bit uneasy generally - how often do you see Partner and how long have you been seeing him? Early on find it harder to deal with this sort of thing as you don't really know your partner so well and what they mean when they say that kind of thing (like cazee says he might just not be big on phone etc)

My dh calls me whilst he is "waiting for the kettle to boil" in his lunch hour I thank him for fitting me in for the 2 minutes it takes

And on the odd day I don't get a phone call?????? "I didn't have coffee today"

Good job I have a sense of humour

I think I would faint if my DH ever called me in his lunch hour! "Call you? What for, I have sandwiches to eat you know..."

I think it's just men on the phone, tbh. My dp is useless - but we can talk for ages face to face. How is he when you are together?

It must be men's way. My dp will phone me when I am busily multi tasking x 1 million and he is 'on his own at work'. I send him an email desperately saying 'something's happened, mail me urgent', with no reply. Later on, he'll tell me he was googling tosh to pass the time.

clearly you are! if it bothers you, tell him. otherwise accept that he's 'loose' with his plans.