Why do Boyfriends hate cell phone

Its come to my attention that boyfriends
that own cell phone hate them. I dont know if this is just my boyfriend, but
he seems to know what its there for, but some how forgets that when it
plays music that he has to answer it. I tease him all tha time about this and
he has I will admit gotten a littl better. Now he will call me anytime he wants
on it, but never answer it when someone calls him. I guess its progress. He
recently said "Me and the cell have had words and I have agreed to use it
and she has agreed to not ring, but a selfish things she is always wanting to
be but on charge" Now while his comments were rather funny I fear things
will never get better with his cell im just going to have to give up soon,
because If i call and have to hear his voice mail again, even though I do love
hearing his sexy english accent Im going to throw the phone.

 

Pink is pretty, but hard to read. Bazza

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I say yay to call display

 

really its hard to read, its fine on my screen, but sorry for those its hard on
and yeah I love my caller id too, but hes doesnt even look at the phone when it rings much less whos calling him

 

A mobile phone is the chain that connects the ball to the ankle cuff

 

This works both ways.

 

It's not just cell phones. It's all phones. I hate the damn things.

 

Picking on lev. Shame on you.

 

me too, and the pink is hard on the eyes.
Boys, and Men, don't always care about phones, but we do. I'll have the phone right beside me so I know some one has called, but listen to the message instead. If its important i'll call back, if not.
"sorry I must have been gardening....or somthing, yah, thats it".

 

I could ignore a cell phone just fine.

But I can not ignore emails to my Blackberry.

so now I'm not only connected all the time, but working too.


ugh!

 

I don't usually ignore cell phone calls. Mostly because if they call my cell, its important.

But i'll let the house phone ring every once in a awhile.

 

If you didn't type in pink text online he would be willing to answer your calls.

 

when i was working i had to answer my cell every time but now I'm retired i have been known to let it go to voice mail

 

What do you mean?I NEVER ring you at the wrong time......oh........hold on a minute................I never ring you, period roflmao

......and you keep believing (hoping?) that I don't have your number.....

 

I use mine to find my wife in stores, when we get seperated. Other then that who cares..it usually sits on my coffee table

 

Awww no I type in hot pink when I chat and when I pm, just me. Its doesnt bother him, he just hates his cell.

 

I have four cell-phones at last count. Sometimes I'm not near any of them when people ring - which is fine by me LoL! I often get complaints that I have all these phones and people still can't get a hold of me. Then there is always S.M.S., I guess.

 

This instantly figuring that I can annoy anyone anytime just ticks me off. When I want to reach someone I call at a reasonable time, if there not there or chose to not answer........Guess what there is always another day. This mentality that I MUST reach Bob/Martha right now or I will die is caring the word "Instant" to dang far............Get a life, the Sun rises every morning for the rest of your life, next you will want it on demand:cry confused :mad

Oh and ladyofevilness typing in "Hot" Pink may turn your crank but for the majority of us it's damn annoying kinda like typing in this colour, Okay if you want to emphasize something, but for complete texting, kinda cries out "Pay attention to Me, I'm Special"

 

I spend 12 hrs a night at work answering a phone... very few people actually get an answer on my cell.... coupled with the fact i work nights..

I have my general calls set to vibrate during the day and important calls have a seperate ring tone so I know who is calling (parents, son, other half, and a couple others but that's it), works good for me.


~C

 

I just answer my phone to anyone!

Half of the time its not even for me its for the missus! I feel like her receptionist now shes doing AVON!!!

If its someone after money or a salesman, I just put on a different accent and say I bought the phone in a pub and dont know who they are talking about!

But I never ever ignore it, even if im in bed I answer it, you never know it could be urgent!

 

LOL.... y'know Wayne, you could be training up for my job like that...


~C

 

Heh, I only let a couple of people have my number. So if I get a call, it's going to be someone I have to talk too. Or at least want to talk too.

 

Yep, now they can get you everywhere but in the shower --------- and it may not be too long before they come up with one for there, too.

 

I'm usually the one getting told off for not keeping it charged, never hearing it, and always forgetting it...

Guess here the question is why Girlfriends hate cell phones...

 

I was told I should put it in a ziplock bag so she could always get a hold of me.

 

Just turn the bl**dy thing off. Most peoples lives are not that vital that they need a mobile phone on for 24 hours per day. Business people are different, of course. You should control your mobile phone, not the other way around. Bazza

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Being a teacher, I have an unlisted number. Parents (and students) have a tendency to call at any strange time a day or night. So I hand out the mobile number, and if I hear the phone, and I'm in the mood to answer, I will, if not, they can leave a message or get back another time! My life is to precious to be wasted listening to the sound of a small electronic gadget and other people's need for IMMEDIATE response!

 

To get off topic, slightly.

It annoys hell out of me when you standing in a queue, or about to be served at a counter and the phone rings in the business. The person behind the counter answers the phone first even though you were there first. We can wait, but the phone can't. Bazza

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how funny, so does Dan and I, much less embarrassing then going to the intercom

 

Do you have the option of turning it off? or better yet vibrate - rolleyes

 

I believe that I mentioned about cell blockers in a previous post... but one of our local Dunkin Donuts will refuse to serve you if you are talking on your phone at the counter. YAY for them.


~C

 

I put up with a phone because I need one, like calling 911, otherwise buh-bye. This cell-phone craze is just nuts. Call me and leave a messge after the beep, and I will get back to you. Just don't leave 20 messages. :mad I don't get how people can talk for hours with someone and not take the time go visit them for a face to face.

 

It is aprt of the social disconnect that our society faces. So many people would rather interact via phone or 'net than face to face. How many people her actually know your neighbors?? I mean like know who they are, know something other than "oh yeah, that's the guy/gal next door"??? Just my thoughts, this is why I never hesitate to strike up a conversation on the bus or when I go to the store. i go to a neighborhood market instead of a chain grocery store for a lot of stuff, even though it costs more, because I know the people there and it is nice to go somewhere and people greet you by your first name when you walk in. kinda like cheers...LOL

Just my $.02


~C

 

Because it's hard to have a face to face with someone who lives on the otherside of the country, or planet.

 

I don't even have my voice mail set up

Or wandering up and down the aisles playing hide-and-seek.

 

Yeah, but read the rest of it. How well do you know the people who live in the 4 houses closest to yours? The fact that I can chat with someone in Europe or Asia or Down Under is great, but we are loosing the basic human interation skills that make us a socail creature, and in loosing that, we are loosing a lot more.


~C

 

Amen to that.

Of course you could do what I did. I gave my phone to my wife, no problems now with not answering it.

 

I have met each of my neighbors once. I'm perfectly comfortable never ever talking to them ever again.

 

*Shakes head and walks away form convo so as not to cause issues*


~C

 

But now you're assuming I want to get to know my neighbour. I really don't, and if you'd met her, you'd know why.

Just to give a slightly different perspective: Not all of us crave that human interaction. In fact, after spending the past seven years of my life working in customer service, one of the things I really look forward to for the weekend is the lack of it.

"Human interaction" in and of itself is not by nature either positive or negative, it all depends on the humans you interact with. I am happy to spend time with the humans I care about, in fact, I go out of my way to make sure I do. However, interacting with strangers, whether they live in the house next to mine or a couple of towns away, is just not a high priority for me.

Can we try to keep the ideologies out of this discussion, please? We both know it's all about personal preference in the end anyway.

/Mimsy

 

its not about ideologies, or personal preference. its about the fact that our society has become 'disconnected' from each other. the cell phones, voice mails, blackberries, etc. have had the effect of creating distance, not minimizing it. and yes, you should know your neighbor. you don't have to like everybody you know. you don't have to be bosom buddies, but we all should make the effort to create and maintain community spirit and social responsibility.

just my 2c

and yes i have a cell phone, and yes i hate it. not so much because it rings at inconvenient times, but that first i have to find it...then as i take it out of its pocket, i have to make sure i dont hit the wrong button and turn the camera on, or disconnect the call in some way. then i get to say "can you hear me now?' half a dozen times or so. it all seems so pointless to me ..

 

Ah yes, Star Trek syndrome. Tiny phones, and big fingers. I get lots of complaints about cutting people off, trying to get the phone out of it's pocket.

Community spirit is fine, but I'm in the sort of community where it's better to ignore the rest of the community. Backwoods and full of hicks.

 

On a quasi-note to the original thread topic. Being friendly with neighbors is fine, as long as your relationship with them is on cordial terms. But if you have falling out with them, nothing is worse than being stuck next door to an enemy. I have never been in that situation (I'm careful not to make enemies), but I know others who have, and not always something in their control. Seen it all before. Person is friendly with guy/gal next door. Turns out person next door is actually a nut. Person forced to move from own home, or put up with adjacent misery.

Any social contact contains an element of risk, I suppose, but it IS kind of different when you are physically stuck with them. As with most things, you make the decision and take the risk. The point being, with regard to 'remote' communications, such as telephones/ cell phones (the internet), is that it is much easier to contact, or break the said contact with the person concerned.

With the cellphone era, most of it is basically laziness, rather than an anti-social statement, i.m.h.o.

I have one cellphone for business, one for close friends and relatives i don't mind talking to 24/7, and one for people that I don't mind contacting me, but are of much lesser importance.

 

I hate it when I'm fighting idiots in traffic, on my way home, and the cell goes off- so I try to dig it out of my pocket without causing an accident, usually just in time to miss the call. But that's ok, she'll ring again just to ask "Where are you?" The only time the wife ever calls, is when I'm within minutes of the house, and in bad traffic.

 

Tend to agree...hate cell phones and tolerate them for business or when personal real urgency need arises...but have no tolerance with those users who have no idea of cell use etiquette or don't use a "hands free" when driving (which besides being stupid and dangerous is now illegal in our country). Being selective with giving out landline number, I don't mind phones as only those I have time for can call me. On a positive note, I've found phones/cells have two useful communication benefits:

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  If you allow yourself to tune in/listen properly to the caller, you can detect voice variations that provide indications of caller's intent (similar to body language) which is good in business matters when what is being said is not the actual intention or if the caller is trying to screen personal emotions

• For those pet owners, there is now a "Pets Cell" which is a boon particularly for tracking your own pet....especially if lost! ('though the cost is a bit steep).

 

lol his new bit is that he is allowed to call my cell and i am expected to answer but if i call him back he doesnt answer. I dont think cells are soposed to be one way