Callers at night?

Question

What is the lastest that a LADY should get phone calls at night?

Answer 1

I deal with the issue by turning my phone off when I go to bed...

That said, my mother (a true lady) insists that civilized folks only make and receive phone calls between 10 am and 10 pm. She's awesome!!

Answer 2

When I was growing up, the general rule was that you never phoned a person before 9:00 am (unless there was a good reason, like a substitute teacher being told he was needed that day) or after 9:00 pm unless a) it was an emergency, or b) you had been invited to call later.

We were also taught to let the phone ring a maximum 10 times if the people called lived in an apartment (so as not to disturb the neighbors) and about 20 times in a suburban or rural home, to give the person time to get indoors to answer the phone. I think these are still good guidelines, since even now not everyone has or wants an answering machine.

Answer 3

i think the latest a lady should be getting phone calls at night is 8.30 on weeknights and 9 on weekends,i mean if yor working all day, who feels like gas bagging or making plans at the end of the night?i think its rude and disrespectful to call someone after this time unless its really important ofcourse.texting is ok,because you have the choice whether to reply or not,late night phonecalls can be intrusive.Ringing at a more apprpriate time is showing that you respect the person enough to not disturb their nightly routine - that the time is getting along and whatever it is (unless emergency) it can wait until the morning.late night callers should think more about the persons routine they are disturbing,and not themselves.Also you should not answer a late night male caller because this makes you look toooo available.

Answer 4

It's not a matter of etiquette . . . it's a personal choice. Anything after 9:00 P.M. is, in my opinion, a little late to call people unless it is an emergency. If you don't want calls after a certain time just put a message on your machine/services saying "If this is an emergency please press 1, otherwise, please call between the hours of X & Y." Or, just unplug the telephone.

Your close friends and family should be aware of your preferences and if one of them calls then just ask them politely not to call so late in the future unless it's an emergency. Some people are night-owls and don't care if people call at all hours at night but don't want early morning calls . . . It's a very individual thing.

Answer 5

Depends on the lady and who is calling. However most people KNOW it's rude to call after 10 pm unless you've specifically told someone it's ok to call.

It's usually never good news after ten pm when you get a phone call.

Answer 6

It all really depends on the lady. Are you a night owl and don't care that someone calls you at 11pm? Or do you go to bed at 9-10pm? Do you live at home with your parents and they go to bed early and if someone would call would you get in some hot water? Just let people know so they know when to call.

Answer 7

It is proper etiquette for a lady to not accept calls after 9:00 pm.

The after hours guidlines that I teach women to follow are:

A gentleman that is genuinely interested in you should call you between the hours of 4:00 through 9:00 pm.
Any call you receive after 9:00 are the over my limitation rule call.
Remember that a gentleman should not call a LADY's place of work too often because SHE's working.
Try not to mix business and pleasure too much.
A call from him to say good morning or good afternoon is ok, but make sure that you limit your telephone time with a man during business hours.

As women get to know themselves better they should make a list of what they like, not like, take and not take. This is the list of LIMITATIONS.

Within your first few conversations that you have, you must relay to him what you like and what you do not like such as:

I prefer for a man not to call me after 9:00 pm.
I prefer for a man not to smoke around me or use profanity.

We as women need to remember than men are smart and they are listening to us. Do not go back on your word!!! If you tell a man not to call you after 9:00 and he calls you at 9:10, tell him that during your first conversation, you stated that you did not prefer this, and will have to talk to him during the times that you previously told him.

Never go back on your word.
Say what you mean and mean what you say.
He will respect you for it.

Answer 8

Does the lady live with parents? If so what ever they say. If you live alone, this is 2007, make your own rules-its O.K. everyone else does. A lot depends also on what time you go to bed , and have to get up.

Answer 9

9 pm is cutoff time for everyone. It is absolutely rude to call people after 9 pm. College kids have until 11 pm to call their fellow college kids. General public, male or female time is 9 pm.

Answer 10

If anyone wants to call anyone else after 10 PM, they're probably drunk and should just go to bed.