> I would find it unreasonable for anyone to think that who ever they are calling is able to take a phone call at all times. Sometimes I am driving, [etc.] Hen

> I would find it unreasonable for anyone to think that who ever they are calling is able to take a phone call at all times. Sometimes I am driving, [etc.] Hence why I said, >> It also depends on whether you call back, in case you were driving or something. and >> If they didn't text back Everyone understands that picking up a call is not always practical, and many times accepting the call itself is not really as important as accepting the prompt for contact at some vague, near point in the future. > If you don't set guidelines for your own time and attention, someone else will do so for you. Everything said is about implied/default expectations. If you set guidelines and they're accepted (it's really a negotiation), then those are the expectations. That's why I said "depends on your relationship with them".