Have you ever talked to someone on the phone that would not stop talking!
By Sheri
@tuckersheri (1327)
United States
January 29, 2010 5:59pm CST
I have recieved phone calls from people that I would rather not talk to. The reason being it is harder than heck to get them off the phone. Sometimes I just get so irritated I want to hang up the phone on them but I cannot because of how rude it would be to do that. I try to make excuses like I have to do something and the person on the other end says they will hold on. Some people are so board their whole life revolves around a phone. They becomeaddicted like they are on drugs. I hate when board individuals have nothing to do but be on the phone. It becomes a problem to everyone they talk to. The reason is because they are so reliant on the phone that when noone answers they call like five to ten times in a row. If you don't answer they call someone else. It gets to be so bad that you don't want answer your own phone! I don't want to offend the person calling but sometimes it get pretty over welming from all the phone calls. Some people need a hobbie and be more active.
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17 responses
@ziyadahinc212 (552)
• United States
30 Jan 10
I use to have "friends" who called me like that but, I would just make-up a reason to get off the phone OR just pretend we were disconnected. There were those times when I DID just HANG UP on THEM OFTEN, when I knew it was him or her.lol
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@mlno054321 (212)
• Philippines
30 Jan 10
i think yes before when i was a teenager i do love talking to someone in the phone and i had a friend that's never stop to talk about her doing and talking about on how he got girlfriend by the used of phone.
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@Zhizho (1350)
• Indonesia
30 Jan 10
yes.I have.My litle sister like talking much.Now,she live in different city with mw. We mee only once in year. So, I try to understand her when we talk on phone, she would like to talk everything. Honestly,sometimes it's annoying me and as you said difficult to find reason to stop her.So, I excuse to go to toilet. But you know, she will call after ten minute.LOL. I just be patient.
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@wishuluck (233)
• Lithuania
30 Jan 10
such people are really annoying, especially if you are busy doing something or have your time planed and you recieve a phone call that you now will last for ever..
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@enyniya (299)
• Bulgaria
30 Jan 10
I hear you! Even this morning I woke up because the phone rang. It was this guy I know who is hooked to his phone. He has to work, study and look after his family and the only thing he manages to do for himself is to communicate with people THROUGH the phone. I know it is irritating sometimes but we have to tolerate that kind of people, we might never know what bothers them so much that they can;t communicate in person.
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@Omfgbbqsauce (138)
• New Zealand
19 Feb 10
Yes , I have talked to someone like this. He wouldnt stop calling me and so I removed my phone and turned off my cellphone :)
AHHH , peace at last lol
@mylesnarvaez (5451)
• Philippines
30 Jan 10
i do have a regular caller who's like that. with anyone else i would really love to spend time talking... but not during working hours. this particular caller calls at all times of the day early, and even late nights too. mostly to unburden stress. she will keep talking and talking and when she asked for help or opinion... she never listens. it's very tiring to have a caller like that and very stressful also. no matter how much i want to be there for her and be a friend for a while... she's making it darn difficult for me to do so. i also didn't want to be rude, but she is disrupting my work often so one time i asked her to just leave me a message because she knew how busy i can be.
yes, some people need a hobby or get a life outside of the phone. hehe
i could spend hours talking to my family on the phone or even close friends and boyfriend. coz i definitely enjoy it. she was the exception, i don't like negativity to ruin my day.
@cream97 (29087)
• United States
11 Feb 10
Hi, tuckersheri. I am not trying to bring anyone out. But your discussion reminds me of my mother-in-law. She loves being on the phone. It is like, when I don't talk to her in the house, she will get on the phone and call everyone that she can think of. When me and her is just talking, she will not be on the phone. When I was at her house, it is like, she had to call someone when she got bored. I would think to myself, that she has plenty to do then besides to get on the phone. Just because she is bored that does not mean that the person she is calling is bored too. She expects someone to occupy her time, but they just can't. People have their own personal things that they have to do as well. I wished that she could understand this. Not everyone wants to be on the phone all day, I know that I don't.
@ramaswamyvtkv (2879)
• India
30 Jan 10
one of my friend is like that . if we call her she will continue talking for a long time
@Java09 (3075)
• United States
30 Jan 10
Yes ,I have spoke to many people,that I found it so hard to get off the phone with.I'd be trying to say good bye,but they don't leave me a space to say anything.It's like "I have to get going now".I try to say it but don't get a chance because the person keeps talking.As far as a telemarketer calling them ,I just pretty much hang up on them.
@nijolechu (1842)
• Canada
30 Jan 10
Good thing I don't have any friends that are like that. If I had someone like that, then I would try my best to lie to them about having something else to do. Then politely get off the phone with them. Its only a little white lie. lol. I just hope they don't find out about it.
@allknowing (130077)
• India
30 Jan 10
It happens all the time. But there are polite ways to get them off the line. I normally say that there is somebody at gate or my other phone is ringing or sometimes I even say that I am expecting an urgent call and that I would want my line to be free. At the same time I feel that I am guilty too sometimes going on and on!!
@darleneL2010 (114)
• United States
30 Jan 10
We have all dealt with people like that...my solution "Got something on the stove,,,got to go...catch you later, Bye" and hang up. If they call back, I do not answer...you know sometimes phones just act up. I know it sounds a bit rude but wasting my time is equally rude...and in the end, they find someone else more willing to chat.
Wishing you the best....
@batcountry72 (219)
• United States
30 Jan 10
I completely agree! I'm not a big fan of the phone anyway. When people call me and just ramble on, I usually don't mind too much. For all I care they can hold up both ends of the conversation while I tend to more pressing issues. I just lend the occasional,"yeah,""of course,"or"why not?" When it becomes more than I can bear I let them know, and say my good-byes. It really bothers me when I'm in a face to face situation and the person I'm with can't pull themselves away from talking, texting, tweeting, or incessantly checking their facebook account. It's become a social epidemic. I don't know when it became acceptable to throw the art of conversation out the window in exchange for the warm, safe isolation supplied by an I Phone.
I find most of these people to be more or less attention starved, so afraid to miss a "shout out" from an unseen friend they can't just relax and have a good time with the people that are actually surrounding them.
@Fulltank (2882)
• Philippines
30 Jan 10
Getting good conversation means it should always be a two way communication. And each conversation should be on topic each individual has interest on. If one does not have interest on the topic or simply sees it as a waste of time, then its the time to hang-up or change the topic. For me, if I cannot change the topic of both our interest then I would politely say to hang-up and talk to him/her later. Its not only happening over the phone but in real face to face conversations.
@luvlymee26 (326)
• Indonesia
30 Jan 10
My ex boyfriend always do that. When he call me, he will never stop to talk. But i really dont like the topic he talks. He always trigger a fight with me. Sometimes i think that he calls me only to have fight with me. I really don't know what he wants. So now, if he calls me i never pick up his call. I'm so lazy to have fight with such guy on the phone. And i dont really care if i'm being rude with him, because i dont pick up his call. I just don't want have headache after talking with him and fighting on the phone.
