Why do some people like to stay on the phone for HOURS on end?

You're obviously not much of a phone person either...my idea of a long conversation is maybe 30-minutes tops...but it seems all my friends want to yak, yak, yak for hours...I have one good friend that I talk to but I have to actually set a time aside to talk to her as she never wants to talk less than two hours! My other friend is a bit annoying too--I do love her dearly, she's like a sister...BUT..Now I always have the answering machine on...it's my way of caller ID---well lots of times when she calls I'm in the middle of scanning and digitizing my slide photos...I don't pick up then..but you can tell by the tone of her voice when she's leaving a message that she annoyed...she actually says, "Okay, come away from the computer awhile and pick up"---uh..sorry, no can do..I can't just spring up and leave my computer like that--I tell her this but she seems to forget..I do use my computer for work purposes..I'm not "goofing" off --Arggh..it's so annoying!

I don't mind being on the phone if there is actually something to talk about, but I do walk around with the phone doing other things while I talk if it's a long call. I can't just sit and do nothing for two or three hours. I have a couple of long winded friends too and I just tell them at the beginning of the call that I have to be off the phone by a certain time to do whatever. When the time comes, "Good talking to you; I have to go now."

I know what you mean. I have a neighbor who does the same thing. I avoid her calls because I get tired of it all the time as well. This same neighbor is a tenant of my in laws. All she likes to do is complain about something and tell me the same thing over and over. I think she is a nice lady but sometimes she is just to much.

I am so glad to be out of that loop! I think I spent most of twenties doing that and not knowing how to avoid the situation other than to get a cordless so I could walk around and deal with life while saying, "Uh huh, yeah, yeah, I know, uh huh." I have a relative who does that and she calls one person after the next and as far as we can tell spends some days on the phone the entire day, talking about the same problems with each person she calls. When I am at another relative's house and this person calls, i am always sent to make a call from the other line, and then they pretend they have to take the call on call waiting. Works like a charm if you have that option. Your best bet would be to not pick up the phone at all, just let the machine get it. That's how I finally got rid of the problem. I would just say the phone is in place X and I am usually in place y or z, where I can't hear it.

I dont know why some are like this. I have a great Aunt she is in nursing home now but I remember she would call and my grandfather who is her brother well he would be on the phone for 2 hours. She would do most of the talking he was just listening. One day it was on a thursday that was when my grandmother got paid and we would go to get groceries and things that day well he kept telling her that we need to go and she kept talking and he looked at me and siad I bet you I can lay this phone down and she will still be talking when we get back well I didnt think she would for we were gone for a while and well when we got back he said o.k. lets see what she is talking about now and I said there is no way she is still on the phone so he let me go in first and sure nuff I picked up nd she is still talking. He just came in and picked up like he never left. I thought that was so funny and still think of it from time time and I have to laugh!

I hardly ever pick up my phone, hell it's off most of the time. My friends know this and for that reason also simply mail me instead, even if they call I hate to spend hours and hours on the phone so usually I'll just start responding slower and slower and they kinda notice my "calling time" is up :P.

I give advise everybody in myLot use your phone circumspectly, somebody may be calling your urgently,or somebody is in trouble they have no choice for a second phone, so be brief on the phone, I am not infringing anybody rights.

i hate people who talk for hours on the phone. and my mom does it, and i hate this habit of her's. i pickup the phone and call people whenever there is a need other wise i don't want to call anybody