Ladies if you are spending a quiet evening at your place with a guy would you...

[John32]

Answer the phone if it rings? Or would you turn off the ringer and let the voicemail get the calls?

 

 

I was talking to this girl recentlty and asked her would she answer her phone if she was spending time with a guy and she said YES??

 

And then said she would put the movie on PAUSE??? I don't think she understands that she would be putting a romantic moment on pause and you can't pause romance. I see why she is single. I know for a fact that no guy on here would answer the phone if he had company.

[berrieh]

Depends. Generally, I do not take calls when on a date. I will very rarely break this rule when not in an actual relationship. If I were at my boyfriend's house, I might be more inclined to answer a phone call, or at least check the voicemail, than with a new guy.

 

However, when I had a job where I had to take calls at all hours, I told guys that situation and always had my ringer on. I only took the call if it were neccesary. Most guys understood.

[Gremio]

Depends. Generally, I do not take calls when on a date. I will very rarely break this rule when not in an actual relationship. If I were at my boyfriend's house, I might be more inclined to answer a phone call, or at least check the voicemail, than with a new guy.

 

However, when I had a job where I had to take calls at all hours, I told guys that situation and always had my ringer on. I only took the call if it were neccesary. Most guys understood.

 

That's the way it should be. Too many people lack courtesy nowadays.

 

A friend of mine kept texting someone when we were watching a movie. We're both males, but I was annoyed because his phone kept lighting up during the movie. It was very distracting and quite annoying.

 

I even brought up this subject last night when I was out with a few friends. Two of the girls kept playing with their cells at one point in the nightclub. People just don't get that when you play with your phone out in public or alone with company, you're making a strong statement that what you're doing is more important than who you are with.

[BubblyPopcorn]

Answer the phone if it rings? Or would you turn off the ringer and let the voicemail get the calls?

 

 

I was talking to this girl recentlty and asked her would she answer her phone if she was spending time with a guy and she said YES??

 

And then said she would put the movie on PAUSE??? I don't think she understands that she would be putting a romantic moment on pause and you can't pause romance. I see why she is single. I know for a fact that no guy on here would answer the phone if he had company.

 

I won't turn my phone off and if it's family calling I'd probably answer depending on if I had talked to them earlier in the day. My last LTR my ex in the beginning would question if my phone didn't ring when he was over, when it did ring and if I didn't answer he'd question that too and other times when I would go to answer it he'd say just let it go to voicemail. It made my head spin and I'd say to him "which do you prefer exactly"?

 

There really shouldn't be a universal law, if you're with your bf/gf and one prefers all phones off, no pausing movies (unless someone has to go potty) then just explain it to them nicely. I would not suggest to someone that answering a phone or pausing movies is the reason they are single, that's an absurd judgement and comment to make about someone. I'm with my cousin all the time and sometimes we'll both answer our phones but by no means does that mean the phone call is more important, I would donate my right arm for that girl if I had too and without a doubt she would do the same.

[tkgirl]

I know for a fact that no guy on here would answer the phone if he had company.

 

hmm.. I'm curious if that's really true.. I know no decent guy would do that, but are all the guys are here decent?

[Kamille]

I only invite guys at my place when I start to feel really safe and comfortable around them. This means that if we're at my place, having dinner or something, and my landline rings, yes I might pick up the phone.

 

I usually turn off my cell phone on dates, but I have no idea how to turn off the ringer on my landline.

[Adunaphel]

I would take the call and keep it very short, so he knows that I have nothing to hide. I'd rather annoy him by answering the phone than making him wonder whether I am dating other people behind his back.

[portcitykitty]

If I'm with my guy, I usually turn my phone on silent because I don't want any interruptions. He's been at my house before when our home phone rings, and 99% of the time it's a telemarketer, so I ignore it, but he insists that I get up and check the caller ID, cuz it might be important! He usually keeps his phone on, and sometimes it rings when we're together...very distracting, IMO, especially during an intense heated moment...sometimes he answers, sometimes he doesn't, depending if it's his boss or somebody important.

[shylight200]

I never turn my phone off because it could be important. But I would check who was calling but I wouldn't answer it unless I had to.

[John32]

I only invite guys at my place when I start to feel really safe and comfortable around them. This means that if we're at my place, having dinner or something, and my landline rings, yes I might pick up the phone.

 

I usually turn off my cell phone on dates, but I have no idea how to turn off the ringer on my landline.

 

 

well you need to figure out how because you can pause romance

[Trialbyfire]

I don't have a landline, only a cell phone. When out for dinner or entertaining, it's set to vibrate. What concerns me are possible emergency calls from family and friends.

 

Romance is meaningless when someone is in the hospital.

[xpaperxcutx]

My cell battery have a short life, but that doesn't necessarily mean I'll turn off my phone. I always leave it on because I know someone might call or look for me. Of course answering the phone when you have company is bad manners, but then the other person should understand that sometimes people have important things to do. If the guest respect that, then they could at least wait a few minutes for the phone call to end.

[RecordProducer]

I don't see a big deal. People imposing too many demands on your partners - that's what makes you single!

 

Unless the phone rang constantly or he spent more than 10 min chatting and ignoring me, I wouldn't be offended.

 

I always say: words and actions don't offend me. People do. If the guy treats me nicely, I don't care about little things. The same thing can be taken in two opposite ways depending on the vibe you're getting from the person.

[Kamille]

well you need to figure out how because you can pause romance

 

I guess you and I won't be dating anytime soon. My phone habits have never been a hindrance to my love life.

 

I agree with RP and I would like to add: people have lives and you have to expect that your partner's life doesn't have to revolve around you and only you every minute you're together. It sounds like you want and expect a lot of undivided attention from women you're dating.

 

And like I said, if a man makes it into my apartment, it's usually because we've been dating for awhile and he's worthy of that level of intimacy. Meaning, by then, whether or not I pick up my phone is a trivial detail since it's pretty much already established that I'm into him and he's into me.

[RecordProducer]

And like I said, if a man makes it into my apartment, it's usually because we've been dating for awhile and he's worthy of that level of intimacy. Meaning, by then, whether or not I pick up my phone is a trivial detail since it's pretty much already established that I'm into him and he's into me.

Yeah, and I'd stick my hand under his shirt and kiss his neck and enjoy hearing him say on the phone: "Mhm... yeah.. mmm... no, nothing... can I call you back tomorrow?"

[Gremio]

Yeah, and I'd stick my hand under his shirt and kiss his neck and enjoy hearing him say on the phone: "Mhm... yeah.. mmm... no, nothing... can I call you back tomorrow?"

 

I wish more women had that sentiment! Although I wouldn't answer the phone unless it was an emergency, I.E. someone calling at a strange hour that normally wouldn't.

[SoulSearch_CO]

No...there would be no answering the phone. It can go to voicemail. I'd probably have the ringer on, but it would be on the lowest setting. I'd look out of curiosity, but then silence it.