A rough roadmap to a catch-up phonecall with a girlfriend
By Claire ZulkeyA rough roadmap to a catch-up phonecall with a girlfriend
By Claire Zulkey
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- Greeting followed by small-talk niceties and awkward overlapping dialog that comes with being unused to speaking on the phone in a while.
- “How was your day?”
- “What are you having for dinner?” (Presuming the talk is occurring after work but before mealtime.)
- “How was your week?”
- “What did you do last weekend/last holiday?”
- “How is work?”
- “How is your family/spouse/romantic partner?”
- “How is your house/apartment?” (If house/apartment is new or of note for some reason.)
- Talk about any immediate weddings or babies either between the conversationalists or close friends.
- Transition into gossip about other people, possibly cloaked as concern for their welfare.
- Brief reminiscence about something that happened 10+ years ago.
- Flow-interrupting call-drop due to bad reception/smartphone face-hangup.
- “How is your pet/child?”
- Light discussion of weight/diet/exercise/hairstyle/clothes.
- “What are you doing this weekend?”
- Excitement expressed for the next face-to-face meeting.
- Banal reason for ending call like eating dinner or spending quality time with spouse.
- Impulsive “I love you,” or, to keep it more casual, “Love you!”