It really irritates me !

@krupesh (2608)
India
June 14, 2009 10:51pm CST
You think that you have been on a long business trip & you have some people all along the trip with you.You are having a busy schedule day in & day out.In the middle of a very important discussion you get a call from your wife.Its OK if its once daily.But you get the calls some 15-20 times in a day what does the people around you feel. I have told my wife several times this but she doesn't understand this.What shoud I do?I do get irritated a lot.Does anyone here experienced like this?
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11 responses
@jazel_juan (15747)
• Philippines
15 Jun 09
wow, i feel guilty lol i was also like that before, before i was working i did not understand my husband's situation..and well it pissed him off..but after that, i do not do that anymore..i understand how it is at work..and i was bad about it lol but we were able to resort it and i was sorry.
@krupesh (2608)
• India
16 Jun 09
I am happy that you have understood the importance of your husband's work.But how can I make my wife understand the way you understood?Its really pissing me off.
@maezee (41997)
• United States
15 Jun 09
I can understand how it might be frustrating. There are two things I could suggest: continue to have serious discussions with her about WHY she can't call you 15-20 times a day; how it interrupts your work and when you're in business meetings and whatnot. And second of all, you could put your phone on silent during these meetings - I'm not sure why you haven't been so far. And just don't answer it or reject her phone call during your important meeting. This might seem harsh - but she can't expect you to put your meeting on hold just so she can check in on you and whatever. This is sort of the same thing..But one of my ex boyfriends (who was a couple years older than me..) would always call me while I was in school - he didn't care that I was in History class, because he always just wanted to talk. At first I would ask the teacher to excuse me to the bathroom when he called, but that was getting old (and the teacher was getting upset with me..) so I started rejecting his phone call and texting him something like: "I'm in class..Call back in an hour!" or something like that. He would still call, but closer to the end of class, which was nice.
@krupesh (2608)
• India
16 Jun 09
I have done everything (discussiong seriously about this , even swiched off my phone & putting the phone into silent mode) but she just persists with making calls to me every now & then.She just wants to speak to me telling something or the other be it about the kids or something about my parents or about my food or her daily chores.How to get rid of this is a big problem for me.I have scolded her several times & even in front of other people I have told this to her but still....in vain. Yours would have been a stage when your love would have been at a tender age or it might be just an infatuation so your ex-bf would be calling you just to hear your voice & even you were going to the bathroom just to speak to him.When you could not give more reasons to your teacher then only you tried to avoid speaking to him in class hours.Who knows you might have also continued if your teacher allowed you... Its a different case with me.I have told her in many ways but its not helping.
@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
15 Jun 09
Glad to see you again...haven't seen you in quite awhile! I saw someone else mentioning turning the cell phone ringer off and call back to your wife when it's more convenient, unless of course she's calling you via a landline phone which would be trickier to avoid. I actually used to have this problem with my mother when she was alive, and years ago still working--she and I lived together (still) and so even though we saw each other everyday, she too would call a lot of times each day--when I once mentioned she need not call me so many times since I saw her daily, she got tiffed to put it mildly and had a sour puss on her face....LOL. I think in both cases, your wife with you and the way my mother was with me...maybe it's boredom??? Or--Wanting to break the routine?
@krupesh (2608)
• India
16 Jun 09
Ya really missed you people.I was on a long business trip & a lot busy with my wife's phone calls....hahaha. Mother is OK but just think about the wife who knows why I have gone outside & who knows at what time I will be doing what(as I would have let her know about my next move as she would have called half an hour back).Even getting to know the importance of my time she calls me.If I swich off or dont receive the calls she fights with me.What to do?
• United States
15 Jun 09
Hi! Does she just miss you? I know if my husband was away on business, I'd have to all but break my fingers just to resist calling him and hearing his voice. I'd talk to her. Just tell her that maybe a few calls a day is ok. Morning, afternoon and then evening. Whatever is right for your schedule. And then make it clear that you can't have her calling you that many times or you'll have to consider turning the ringer off. Which I'm sure you don't want to do, in that if something happened, no one could get a hold of you.
@krupesh (2608)
• India
15 Jun 09
I have told her several times but its the same story again & again.It might be asking me about my food or telling something which has happened back home.Really fed up.Its 3-5 times in the morning , 3-5 times in the afternoon & 3-5 times in the evening hahaha...what to do?
@jules67 (2788)
• Philippines
15 Jun 09
Sounds irritating huh! I know how you feel. I have a relative who keeps calling her husband every now and then asking him very trivial matters. I really don't know what to say about the wife. I guess you need to have a serious talk with your wife and let her know that you are working hard for the family and if she keeps on calling , how would you be able to perform well at work. Maybe, she'll understand. Have a nice day.
• India
15 Jun 09
hi rupesh i can understand what u r feeling about but the only solution to this problem is to spend some time with your wife and clarify everything before her so that she can understand what you are going through .not only you many people experience these problems but the smart thing is the way you deal with it.u can explain your wife the seriousness of the situtaion and tell her that u will be damn busy and you get really disturbed whenever you get calls continuously so tell her that its really irritating to hear those rings continuously i m damn sure that your problem will be solved happy mylotting.
@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
15 Jun 09
Welcome back Mr. Krupesh! You have been missed by many and I'm so pleased to see you appear again! Oh dear! I have been in that sort of situation and it was all due to the jealously of the person concerned There was no reason to doubt where I was but his calls were incessant and eventually became too mush to bear and caused the relationship to start going downhill and eventually end. I hope this is not the case where your wife is concerned. Did she have any real news for you each time she called? Did you leave some problem unattended ot were they calls just to check up on you? You can avoid it happening again by not going away. Then not only your wife would be happy having you there all the time but your friends here would be too!
• Philippines
15 Jun 09
You mean after 15-20 minutes she would call you again? hmmmm, is she checking on you or what? i don't get it too even if i myself am a wife, but if i knew that my hubby is at work or trip, i would not mind to call, but not every after 15-20 minutes Is she missing you a lot that is why she keeps on calling or she needs to speak to you and ask a lot of things that is why she kept on calling. Just remind her in a nice way that she need not to worry much. The only way i can reason out why i have to call hubby like that is if i wanted to pull his leg or annoy him
• Philippines
15 Jun 09
I had a boss once, whose wife calls like 10 times a day, and he gets irritated and shouts at her on the phone ( I can hear him cause his cube was besides mine).. Anyway, the first thing I thought was, why does she call that many times a day? Does she need anything? She asks for something? Or she just wants to check on you?.. If the answer is latter, then you should talk to her and tell her that you are not a kid, and that calling her that many times a day irritates you.. I think she will get it eventually. =)
• Philippines
15 Jun 09
Well, is your wife the clinger type? Is she dependent on you? Have you talked to her about how you feel when she keeps on calling you any minute of the day? I believe you should explain to her how and what you feel. Communicate with her. Now, try to analize as to why your wife is like that. Is she at home all the time doing nothing? Don't you have child that she can take care of? Maybe she is bored at home and she has nothing to do thus she keep on calling you. I personally experience this. During the time that I was on maternity leave and is waiting to give birth to my son, I was doing nothing at home. I just watched tv, watched dvd and that kind os stuffs. And I was bored. My tendency was to call my husband from time to time. :D
• Netherlands
15 Jun 09
Youre not alone krupesh. Just yesterday while I was doing my job, my boyfriend called me three times plus with text messages. he knows i am working and he has an idea that the event that i went to is a social function so its annoying when your phone beeps loud and the whole room looks at you. but you should explain to your wife the reason why you dont want to be bothered during working hours. we women understand good reasons if you explain it to us carefully and gentle. otherwise we will feel taken for granted and worse she might even suspect you of cheating on her because you dont want to be disturb. just talk it out and be open with her thoughts as well. good luck to you relationship.