Phone calls have been around for 147 years, the iPhone 16 years and FaceTime video voice...
Phone calls have been around for 147 years, the iPhone 16 years and FaceTime video voice mails about a week.
These will vary depending on your relationship, your age and the context of the call. The closer you are to someone, the less the rules apply. Go ahead, FaceTime your mom with no warning while brushing your teeth.Voice mails are an artifact of the days before text messages. If you have information that needs to be communicated in an accurate, timely manner, you're far better off putting it into writing as a text or email.
Wording and context are key for these pre-call texts. A simple "call me" text can feel urgent and make someone think there's an emergency. Clarify if it's urgent or just to catch-up. If it's about a specific topic, mention it in the text what it is you'd like to talk about so they can be prepared. Anything requiring nuance like opinions or emotional matters are best done over the phone, including arguments, catching up or connecting on a personal level. Factual updates, coordinating plans or anything that is more cut and dried often work best in writing. If something is complicated and will drag on too long as a text chain, go ahead and ask if they can talk.
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