How may phone calls did you get today

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I'm a single mom with young kids. DH completely off the scene so when I'm not working it's full on with the kids. Feel so lonely sometimes and just want to talk with an adult. It struck me today how few people make contact with me. It's always me who rings them to have a chat. Same goes for family, nobody seems that bothered

1 from exh saying he was going to be late seeing ds2 again
But no others.
No texts or whatapps either but I don't tend to talk to my handful of friends that often anyway.

So sorry @wildflowe I know its probably not much comfort but my dad always says the arse of one is the face of another

My mum rang me this morning, I rang my grandma, 2 mums texted me about a rota for our Dd’s To a party, another mum texted me about an arrangement for our DD’s and DD rang me to ask for £15. Really no contact of any significance at all

None. Your sister is unusual. Does she have kids? How does she even find the time? I couldn’t be sat on the phone chatting anyway. Zero free time for that! Even if somebody does ring, I don’t pick up!

Nobody calls me and I’m glad, I hate phone calls! DP only calls me if it’s an emergency so I know something is wrong if the phone starts ringing, we just text each other usually. My family haven’t phoned me for years and I only text friends too.

None, I wouldn't know if my phone worked except i phone it when I can't find it.

What did people do before mobile phones with texting/WhatsApp etc? Part of me thinks mobiles have destroyed the art of conversation and part thinks there is far more communication now than ever. Whichever it is, it is very sad that there are so many lonely people about.

Me:
Mum probably gives me a quick weekly call and I phone a brother a couple of times a week for a chat as he has health issues. Other than that a cousin rings me every 2-3 weeks for an hour of moaning.

For those who are lonely, are there any local groups you could join that would help increase your social circle?

For the poster who says they overshare, this can be a little off-putting so it could be worth trying to get the balance right so that you don't say too much and make people feel uncomfortable. Trying to take your cues from others on how much they share could help.

None - I'm usually the one who rings people and that suits me - I can choose when to speak to people.

Something to bear in mind is that if you are a person who phones others (like I do), then others will rarely phone you, as they know you will phone them soon.

For instance, the one person I never phone is my little sister - because she always phones me.

So don't worry about phoning others - it means nothing who phones who, unless the rest of the relationship is one-sided. xx

None

Nobody ever calls me
Only texts I get are from my mum, occasionally dad, my Dh and kids mainly around logistics.
Also parents of kids' friends re logistics/school etc
I never get invited anywhere and nobody ever texts to see how I am or if I fancy going out.
I was just saying today that I tried to make friends in the past but ended up feeling I was forcing people to meet me when they didn't want to.

I think I was right as I never hear from anyone..