I used to have long chats on the phone with an EE consultant friend. He was unmarried and lonely and would just never get off the phone. Whatever I said ("well

I used to have long chats on the phone with an EE consultant friend. He was unmarried and lonely and would just never get off the phone. Whatever I said ("well, have a nice day" or some such), he would quickly interject "so tell me what your plans for the holidays are" or some similar opening to keep the conversation going. I found that the only way to end the conversation was to say "I have to go" and he would immediately terminate the call. Weird. He didn't take to email when it became prevalent, so we just don't keep in touch anymore.