The day I stopped leaving voicemails changed everything

I spent 2 years leaving voicemails for my old college friend Sarah every few months, never getting a call back. Then last summer I tried texting her a simple photo of our favorite diner in Portland with just a question mark. She replied in 10 minutes and admitted she never listens to voicemails from unknown numbers. Has anyone else been using the wrong method to reach out?

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grant.luna3d ago

Oh man, that is such a classic move. Voicemails are basically dead for anyone under 40. I had a buddy I hadn't talked to in years and I kept calling his landline like a fool. Finally I just sent a dumb meme on Instagram and he replied in two minutes. Seriously, ditch voicemails forever. Just send a text or a DM with something specific like a photo or a shared memory.

oscarmurphy3d ago

Right, so voicemail is basically a black hole for anyone born after 1990. I'd have better luck leaving a message in a bottle. These days if I don't get a text back in ten minutes I just assume I've been ghosted into the shadow realm. My dad still leaves me voicemails that are three minutes long and I have to mentally prepare myself like I'm about to sit through a film. At this point I think "unknown number" voicemails should just go straight to a spam folder with junk mail and expired coupons.