Just depends. I like being able to look someone in the eye and read their mouth when I'm talking to them and you can't do that over the phone. I tend to have trouble understanding people on the phone. I also hate long, drawn out text "conversations".

I absolutely hate phone calls. Dude I work with has one permanently attached to his head. I don’t think there’s a correlation between sex and phone use.

I haven't answered the phone since the late 1990's.

I have that tendency, but I'm sure there are also like women out there.

Yes, but it's definitely not just men. It seems to me that people who grew up with texting tend to talk much less than people who grew up before the computer age. I could be way off base, but I'm pretty sure I'm not.

I'm willing to talk to people on the phone or Skype but
nobody seems to want to do that. We could even have
group conversations.

We're all way to connected ... And talking on a phone doesn't give you a second chance to look before hitting send.

Why do they want to text? It’s probably due to them wanting to edit their responses.

I hate talking on the phone. It doesn't matter with whom. Maybe it's because I used to talk to an ex for hourssssss when I was like 22. I mean like 5 hours sometimes. Your arm hurts. Your ear hurts. Your neck hurts. Now I can just text people and do whatever I have to do. It saves time. I know you can't tell the persons tone in text, but that's what in person meetings are for. Why do women usually like talking on the phone more than men? I also know that women think a guy has a girlfriend or wife if he doesn't want to talk on the phone. Some of us legitimately don't like talking on the phone. I guess a few minutes is ok though.

Yes...I try and avoid talking on the phone. I like to see the person's face when I am talking. I'm sure I read the listener to see if they are listening and what effect my words are having.

To me, the telephone is a tool. It has its purpose, and that is not passing the hours babbling deep nothings. I don't dislike talking on the phone, but I do dislike talking on the phone with no purpose. I can participate in general conversation on the phone for a few minutes, beyond that --- I'm done.

I hate talking on the phone. Unless I have a lot to say. It's nice you can block people also

Not at all.

Depends on the person I'm talking to. There are three people with whom l have long conversations. Everyone else gets a text.

This woman prefers text and email. I HATE talking on the phone.

Yes!

I don’t like talking on the phone because I’m always afraid the other person is too busy to talk to me immediately, so a text is better because I know they will get back to me when they can.

When talking on the phone important visual cues are missing and silence is awkward. In person is best but I enjoy texting for a short while, it gives me time to think and write the words that best get across what I am trying to say.

One word... Selfies.

I am ok with it being a short conversation but I prefer face to face interaction. It’s a generational thing, I think texting is stupid as well.

I just do not have much to report and my daughters do all the talking anyway

yes. It's hard to assess the non-verbal clues in the conversation - and the quality of the audio on most cell phones today is not up to that of the old fashioned AT&T land line phones! I've never had a meet and greet go well on the phone.

It’s easy. You have time to phrase things the right way.

Why do they want to text? It’s probably due to them wanting to edit their responses.

I'm not but I just prefer to talk face to face.