Ironically - I strictly talk to certain people over phone. For instance, my parents. I don't have a good relationship with them and therefore keep distance by m

Ironically - I strictly talk to certain people over phone. For instance, my parents. I don't have a good relationship with them and therefore keep distance by making it only possible to really talk to me through phone calls. I think I've texted them a total of five messages. I'll text other people quite a bit - to the point where we've rarely ever talked on the phone and it's awkward to talk to them on it. (In person - we're fine) Nowadays, I find it very hard to find time to talk to people on the phone that isn't at an awkward time. (Or that I can do with privacy - as I live in a very small in-law unit in the bay area) When we do, it's for long stretches. 30 minutes or an hour. I don't think I know how to have a short phone call with friends. So, sometimes I call a friend midday at work and go for a long walk. It's nice. I like hearing their voices and I can always hear the things they're up to. It's a peak into their life. I can visualize them getting out of the car, driving along, grocery shopping, arranging the apartment, cooking dinner, etc. as we talk. I'm usually the weird one - just walking on the sidewalk or sitting in my unit alone - maybe tiding up a bit. Video chat can be nice but it feels stilted. We're not exactly in eachother's lives at the moment. Instead, it's an orchestrated interaction rather than, "Hey, let's go do some errands together like we used to when we lived closer."