Have you ever hung up on someone you were in a relationship with?
By deejean06
@deejean06 (1952)
United States
September 17, 2009 1:21pm CST
I have never hung up on anyone that I knew personally. I hang up on sales people constantly because they just won't take no for an answer and I can't stay on the phone saying no for an hour or until they understand I'm not buying what they are selling. However I do know some people who routinely fight with loved ones on the phone and hang up on them. I don't think I could behave like that - what do you think?
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@prikayjo2436 (699)
• United States
17 Sep 09
Hey deejean,
Well... I have hung up on people, not just sales people, people that I actually know and care for... I have found it better than to keep on arguing or saying something that you might regret (especially if your angry). I haven't hung up on anyone recently! Maybe because I have not been mad at anyone for awhile! Take care of yourself!
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@deejean06 (1952)
• United States
17 Sep 09
Hi prikayjo...I never thought of it in that way - after all I wouldn't want to say something that I later regret either. Thanks for offering a different point of view! Thanks for the response!
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@prikayjo2436 (699)
• United States
17 Sep 09
You are so welcome dee! I hope you have a wonderful day!
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@thinkingoutloud (6127)
• Canada
17 Sep 09
I have to admit that, with one relationship I was in, yes I did. I never thought I could do something like that either but I can promise you that if someone lies to you in a very profound way and you call them on it and it turns out you're right, you might just be angry enough to hang up on them. I also hung up on a guy who was staying in a hotel room that I paid for (it was a gift to him for a weekend) when he dropped the room phone (with me on the other end) and went to answer a call from another woman on his cell phone. I'm not rude, by any stretch of the imagination, but hurt me or anger me and hanging up will probably be the least of the reactions I'll want to have LOL
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@deejean06 (1952)
• United States
17 Sep 09
Hi thinkingoutloud...In this particular case I agree with you! This is a matter of respect and you should not let people hurt you! Good for you and thanks for the response!
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@danishcanadian (28953)
• Canada
17 Sep 09
A few months ago we had some major construction problems in Guelph, and as a result, they were moving the bus stop to a place that would be inaccessible to me on foot. I called my mother to ask if she still had the wheelchair that my grandparents used when they were alive. Mom started going off on me on what an unsafe idea it was because of the hills. I tried to explain to her that I knew how to navigate a wheelchair, because I`d been doing it on and off during different periods of my life, and now being 27 years old, I had plenty of experience all ready. She would not listen, so I got myself off the phone in a hurry. I knew that hanging up, even on my own mother, was a lot better than the next word that was on the tip of my tongue, describing how I felt about the whole situation.
I ended up calling the local red cross, and borrowing a wheelchair from them, and my plan worked brilliantly. i returned the wheelchair when the busses areted going past our house again. My wonderful husband did not miss the opportunity to brag to his mother-in-law about how good I was at navigating that wheelchair on those hills.
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@deejean06 (1952)
• United States
17 Sep 09
Hi danish...Well It's sad that you had to hang up on your mother but I'm happy that you were able to borrow the wheelchair and get around on your own. You count on your family as the first line of assistance and I'm sure you had words when the assistance didn't come through. I'm glad it worked out in the end and everything is back to normal now - thanks for sharing!
@vivasuzi (4127)
• United States
18 Sep 09
I have done it but it's not routine. Only maybe once or twice a LONG time ago when I was very upset. But we are all older now and more mature so we don't get in fights and don't have a need to hang up.
I see these couples who fight on the phone all the time, hang up on each other and such, and I just think "why are you even together". Some people just like drama I guess!