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a asked in Family & RelationshipsSingles & Dating · 1 decade ago

my friend and i were discussing: why do some guys say to call them back in 10 mins, but then dont answer?

10 minutes is just an example. my friend's guy does this a lot and when she asked me about it, i wasnt sure what to say to her. does he just not like talking on the phone, or does he just not like her? in person he talks to her, but not on the phone.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    I have a great friend who's done this to me a lot (laughs) I asked him why and he told me that he's not a phone person. The way he described it to me is that he's like an ADHD on pills, he had to always be doing something and sitting down talking on the phone just doesn't cut it for him. He gets bored very easily.

    Most of my friends growing up were guys and they're usually not talkers unless they have that personality. Women are usually more emotional than guys and so we like to vent and talk about anything under the sun. It seems guys I know talk abt something particular or specific they're interested abt. When you talk to them about whole lot of things they start getting lost in the middle of it. I am not saying all guys are like these it's just my observation. There's something abt women that makes us natural when it comes to multitasking. But then I know a few men who's great at discussing things and even multitasking... but you still need to hold their interest while talking to them. I guess it really depends on the person :)

    We are all very unique from each other, with some common personality intersections that makes us all dynamically beautiful. It's hard to fully understand someone. If we consider each person like a faceted gem, with every facet having different characteristics (good bad, or in between), it would make it easier to consider a person in different lights. Depending on the the facet we see, the whole person may look very different from any angle. Because people have free will, unique genetics and environmental factors, there is an endless combination of facets that makes a person up.

    I would say the guy doesn't necessarily mean he doesn't like your friend just because he doesn't like talking on the phone. Guys are normally visual too and I can understand how they would prefer talking to your friend in person instead of on the telephone :)

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