A friend is trying to get ahold of you....???

It depends on how my mood shifts. If I don't wish to talk to anyone I don't answer the phone or if they are at the door it's harder to deal with. I hate when people turn up and just sit. They don't talk, they don't notice if you're busy or preoccupied, they just sit. They already know you are on the computer and that your session is running out but they still just sit. If you tell them you're busy, they get hurt. It's usually when they are bored or lonely and could be doing chores or housework or go shopping but all they wanna do is come and sit. I'm never bored or lonely. I'm not mean or nasty. I'm always busy. There are not enough hours in the day. I wish I was a hermit. LOL.

Been there done that, I'm guilty of checking the caller I.D. then let it ring when I know it's someone I may never get off the phone with, when I'm not in the mood to talk.

I will actually force myself to talk as it could be that my Friend needs me and I hate to think that I have not been there for my Friend just because I was in a mood. I would feel guilty and horrible so I will always force myself. It can be hard when they are in front of The only time I get like that is when I am not well and normally if I am helping a Friend it makes me forget.

It happened to me recently. I felt bad brushing off my best friend. Fortunately, my best friend understand me too well. She just let me have my spaces for now. I'm in one of those PMSing days when all I want is to be left alone for the meantime. But I do try to engage in small talks with her from time to time too. :)

Well, I am the world's worse at not answering the phone....or would that be the best? If I am not in the mood, I simply do not answer my phone or my door. That may sound horrible, but i have explained this to all of my friends. I have Lupus and sometimes it just isn't a good time. So, I will listen to the message they leave and determine if it is an emergency or just someone needing a powwow

Depends. I let the answering machine do the work. If it's important, I pick it up, if it's not then I wouldn't pick it up depending on my mood.

If the phone rings and I do not want to talk right then, I let the machine get it. If it is important, I will pick up, if not I will call them back later. No one comes to my house so if the door gets knocked on I am so surprised I have to see who it is! I have been known to not answer though, but not often. It is shallow of me I think but better than hurting a friends feelings by telling them, I do not feel like talking now.

I never answer my telephone. I let my answering machine get it, or my boys will answer it. My boys know ahead of time if I am not in the mood to talk they will tell them that I'm resting and can't talk now. Everyone knows when my machine answers that they will have to talk to it before they can talk to me. I listen to the message before I decide. If it sounds important, I will pick up. If they just want to chat and I don't feel like it, I will call back or let them call back at another time.