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| Why do guys give cell phone numbers instead of home numbers ...is that a clue they are taken?
Posted: 8/14/2006 2:56:21 PM | How is it so many people don't have landlines? I'm surprised, just given the use of DSL for internet service...(I understand a lot of people use Cable internet also, but still?)
I don't think it matters. I have a landline for my DSL service, but don't really use it for phone calls, (except if I'm home, and it's a local call, to a friend, etc..) BUT for the most part I give out my cell no. It's the best way to reach me and it supposedly can't be traced like a landline.
Don't analyze it. Now, if a guy isn't giving you ANY number at all, I'd be listening to my spidey sense and definitely think something's up.. | |
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Joined: 1/31/2006
Msg: 280 | |
| I have a friend who works at Telus and she tells me she recieves Lan Line cancellations everyday.
Posted: 8/14/2006 3:12:11 PM | | On average my friend who works in customer service is recieving at least a dozen cancellations a day, I'll let you take a wild guess as to who it is. So there is only 3 reasons, this would happen. 1) They've decided to go to IP based phone 2) Their pissed off at the current company and are cancelling solely based on spite 3) I would believe this the most common answer they just don't need a lan line anymore. Cell phones and plans are getting cheaper and cheaper so its more economical to simply have a cell phone than a home phone. In my oppinion, giving the cell phone shows a higher interest level because that person is more easily reached. Home numbers you can always ignore. But for the most part people give out cell phones because its the most acceasible for them. | |
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Joined: 5/13/2006
Msg: 281 | |
| Why do guys give cell phone numbers instead of home numbers ...is that a clue they are taken?
Posted: 8/14/2006 3:37:35 PM | My personal opinion on this is to protect ourselves from any potential "crazy" women out there that call more than once a day when it's not necessary. Conversely, women do the same as well to protect themselves. One other thing is that my cell phone bill is sent to my business address purposely to keep the "nosey" ones away in case they wanted to circumvent the privacy laws of the US and try and find out where I "live". I do give my home number out once there is trust established, but I'm sure from the many posts on this topic already, the most common reason should be an issue with trust. I *never* trust someone that implicitly, and I'm sure most people don't either. That's just the cautious side of our human nature.
Just my 2 cents (soon to be 5) :-) | |
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| Why do guys give cell phone numbers instead of home numbers ...is that a clue they are taken?
Posted: 3/6/2007 8:05:59 PM | | Hi Hotpinkangel! I'm in auto sales and you should know that many people are off-net these days; i.e. no home number--just a cell phone!!! In my case (I am unattached, single, divorced, without a partner, etc.), my cell phone is with me all the time and I am more likely to get the call if it is to my cell phone than if it were to my home, or even my desk phone. I prefer to take personal calls where I can leave the room and talk without concern about prying ears! So, my guess is that a cell-phone number is a poor indicator of those that cheat and those that don't--just ask, and you can add liar to some and truthful to others! Best wishes--wish you were nearer Richmond, VA!!! | |
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| Why do guys give cell phone numbers instead of home numbers ...is that a clue they are taken?
Posted: 9/20/2007 4:38:07 PM | | Read a magazine once every decade. Time, Newsweek, etc, have run articles commenting on the trend that is growing...of people only having cell phones. Why have both a landline,and a cell? If the cell is always with you, what is the landline for? I have a landline ...but it is totally dedicted to my internet computer usage. I get no calls on it, and never give that number to anyone. Those who wish to speak to me can call my cell. For 5 years I had nothing but a cell phone. In the last few months, I added the landline for internet use. The landline is not used as a phone, but as a modem connection point. Many women are phone addicts...having phones in their purses, their bathrooms, other rooms of their home, their car, etc, and they tal;k on the phones 16 hours a day. Men are not like that. Would you be happier if a guy gave you a home phone number of a landline, and then never answered it because it was tied up online, or he was always gone working, recreating, etc, and you couldn't raech him? You flunked The Miss Marple School of Detection Final Exam. Go back for an extra semester. | |
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| Why do guys give cell phone numbers instead of home numbers ...is that a clue they are taken?
Posted: 9/20/2007 5:06:21 PM |
Until I get to know the lady, that's all she's going to get. How do I know she's not a stalker or criminal or....who knows what else?
I keep hearing how women have to be careful, well, I think men need to cover their backsides just as well
thats exactly how i feel about it too.
There's no deep hidden meaning when you are simply trying to cover your ass because of bad past experiences. It doesn't mean you are a player when you don't give your home phone number. At least you HAVE a number to give. sheesh. | |
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| Why do guys give cell phone numbers instead of home numbers ...is that a clue they are taken?
Posted: 9/20/2007 5:14:22 PM | I dont have a land line..so all people get is my cell phone. So I dont think twice when i get a cell phone number. In fact...most of the people i know give out thier home numbers first than cell. A good friend of mine does that..i asked him why. He's like I am hardly ever home and if i find I dont particularly like her...then i dont have to worry about her calling me when i am out and about. I know a few guys like this and woman as well....so i am more apt to wonder when i get a home number how he feels about me  | |
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| Why do guys give cell phone numbers instead of home numbers ...is that a clue they are taken?
Posted: 9/27/2007 9:14:39 AM | I only give out my cell number because I don't know if the woman is actually mentally stable or not. I've actually been stalked before and it wasn't a pleasant experience. I've also been out with what seemed to be perfectly normal ladies and come to find that they were unbalanced to a spectacular degree. When I get to know them better, THEN I give them my home number.
Someone here wrote that guys have to cover their backsides too. He is absolutely correct in that statement. It's not just guys that can be whack jobs these days. Some ladies it seems are trying to corner the market on that one. | |
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| Why do guys give cell phone numbers instead of home numbers ...is that a clue they are taken?
Posted: 10/2/2007 12:42:28 AM | | Seems I have created a MONSTER>...I was only asking IF that meant he was taken....but it did get some awesome responses.....Thanks for helping me...and NO I AM NOT A STALKER...Times are different now...I realize that I need to come into the right century...but when you have been burned byMEN who cheat I was curious as to could that be a sign he is....thanks again for the help,,,FYI....he is long out of the picture..LOL.. | |
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| Why do guys give cell phone numbers instead of home numbers ...is that a clue they are taken?
Posted: 10/2/2007 1:32:57 AM | | If you give someone your home phone number they can find out where you live and even if someone appears to be safe you never know. If you give a cell phone you won't have that problem. Women used to say how charming Ted Bundy was and we know how that turned out. Better safe than sorry. I also want to say this is directed to both men and women. Whenever I think of psycho women I immediately think of Glenn Close in Fatal attraction. I know it was a movie but I have some friends that did some strange things to men that broke up with them. | |
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htarw
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Joined: 6/29/2007
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I'll give my cell if I'm going to meet someone and am unsure on directions or whatnot.