CinemaBabe Meet Alexander Graham Bell

[cinema_babe]

I've half joked about being rather social phobic. As much as I like socializing I'm always terrified that I'm going open my mouth or trip on my own feet or somehow perform a gigantic

Social Faux Pas.

In my 40some years I've gotten pretty good at coping with this and it's not nearly as bad as it used to be (most of the time.) However there is one place where it does persist.

I rarely call someone unbidden.

I think about it but I'm always afraid that I'll be calling at a bad time (I have *no* idea what normal daily life timetables are,) or that they aren't in the mood to talk (or I guess more specifically that they don't want to talk to me.) Hell, I'm not even really sure I know how long to talk on the phone when saying "Hi"

One of the reasons I was so thrilled to be introduced to email in the 90s is because it became, for me, a great replacement for all of those phone calls I was too timid to make. It's allowed me to keep in better touch with people.

To the friend who recently said to me "you know you can call if you want to talk." I wanted to, and maybe some day I will.

To anyone else who ever wonders why I never call, now you know.

BTW: If you call me, I'll talk for as long as you want. I actually like getting phone calls, it's just making them that can be a bit freaky for me. Yeah, I'm a bit neurotic. It's a good thing I'm so cute.

Comments

[roadnotes.livejournal.com]

You are not alone. Neither Soren not I find it easy to call people, so we don't return calls as often as we should. We do better when it's scheduled via email ("Call me between 10 and noon on Saturday," say), but left to our own, we would never pick up the phone.

[tn-grrl.livejournal.com]

I also have a weird thing about calling people, and much prefer email, txting, etc. for initiating contact. So you're not the only one. ;)

oh, and off=topic, but I really enjoyed meeting you, too, and have been enjoying your posts. :)

[mary-wroth.livejournal.com]

I have the same problem. I'm better at making phone calls if they are scheduled with folks ahead of time.

[catwithbell.livejournal.com]

I used to call people all the time. Now, most of my friends are parents and can't even hold a 2 minute conversation without having to go be a parent. So I stopped.

And no one ever calls me, except 'biter, sometimes.

If it weren't for the occasional food delivery order, there's pretty much no point in me paying for phone service.

Wow!

[cinema-babe.livejournal.com]

I guess this si another example of why I should throw my weirdness out into the world. I never imagined that other people are the same way.

Maybe I'm not so strange after all.

Nah!

[silvester10528.livejournal.com]

I hate using the phone, especially at work!

I could practically do ALL of my work through e-mail!!
Life would be grand if people would stop calling me!


I only have a home phone for internet...