[NT] Do you answer your phone?

[Haight]

I think this thread needs a third question:

If not . . . why not?

 

[Atomic Fiend]

I think this thread needs a third question:

If not . . . why not?

No one important calls my house phone.

My cell phone is a different story.

 

[Simplexity]

haha sounds like the sister is an older sister?



LOLZ!

Yeah.

As a matter of fact she just called me today and I did the same thing, she hung up but not before becoming extremely frustrated

 

[colmena]

One more voice. What harm can it do?

 

[Haight]

No one important calls my house phone.

My cell phone is a different story.

My assumption is that the 'why not' question will show an interesting correlation between types and answering the phone.

 

[colmena]

If not . . . why not?

I'm rarely competent when it comes to synchronous communication. I don't want to embarrass myself. I don't want to alienate the other person. Social anxiety symptoms etc.

 

[Simplexity]

I'm rarely competent when it comes to synchronous communication. I don't want to embarrass myself. I don't want to alienate the other person. Social anxiety symptoms etc.

I sort of understand what you mean. I'm not going to try and be an armchair psychologist and try and diagnose the extent, but, sometimes you have to force yourself a little bit in being proactive. I can't necessarily prescribe a course of action but I remember when I was younger I used to have the same issues.

Do you have any ENFP female friends (or Extraverts who are also feelers "Fi or Fe)?

I found that they were willing to provide me training wheels and wouldn't judge or make it feel more awkward than it already was.

 

[Atomic Fiend]

My assumption is that the 'why not' question will show an interesting correlation between types and answering the phone.

Okay.

 

[Ivy]

I think this thread needs a third question:

If not . . . why not?

Because I don't wanna and you can't make me.

Seriously though, it's mainly because I am pretty intensely private and like to choose the times that I engage with outsiders carefully. I don't mean private in that I don't like to disclose details about myself (if anything I'm a compulsive self-discloser), but private more in the hermit style. I wouldn't want to live in a neighborhood where people drop by unannounced, for example.

 

[Nocapszy]

If not . . . why not?

I'd rather listen to my ringtone all the way through than the voice of whatever idiot has the misfortune of having to speak to me.

 

[miss fortune]

I think this thread needs a third question:

If not . . . why not?

Because I don't usually enjoy talking on the telephone because I have better things to do with my time, like read statistical data on the exit polls from elections from the past 4 elections?

really- I hate the telephone passionatly because people on the other end always want something from me

 

[wolfy]

I hate to answer the phone it's invasive. I prefer text or email.

 

[Spartacuss]

Yes, I answer, but I tend to keep it short and sweet ... or not so sweet if my interlocutor insists on a long, long phone chat, since I'll grab the quickest exit.
I don't really like text or e-mail much. Instant Messengers are a better bet.

 

[soleil]

Almost never.

 

[Kasper]

I think this thread needs a third question:

If not . . . why not?

Pfft, they might want me to do something boring of course.

 

[sarah]

Pfft, they might want me to do something boring of course.

Yeah, exactly. Plus, I admit that I only really feel like having converastions when I choose to. Doesn't matter who's on the other end of the line. Sometimes I look at the caller id and it turns out to be a person I really do need to talk to, but I still don't pick up the phone because I don't feel like talking at the moment.

Sarah

 

[entropie]

Do you answer your phone?

Absolutely nooo.

And what type are you?

entp

 

[Orangey]

Lol, does anyone here answer their phone? Before I knew about MBTI, I thought that it was just me and my parents (INTJ/INTP) that didn't answer the phone. I was rather famous (or infamous) among my friends for this trait.

 

[entropie]

hehe. I own my handy now for like 2 years. Before that I havent had a handy. I got 250 SMS for free on the handy and around zero talking minutes .

I think this handy never rung nor did it vibrate, it's just like for 2 years on no noise

 

[Orangey]

hehe. I own my handy now for like 2 years. Before that I havent had a handy. I got 250 SMS for free on the handy and around zero talking minutes .

I think this handy never rung nor did it vibrate, it's just like for 2 years on no noise

Ich auch!