FabSwingers.com forum: Voice notes...

By *andsomeunit OP Man
35 weeks ago

Birmingham

So one of my preferred ways of conversing is voice notes. I'm a massive fan and I state it on my profile.

Weither that's after initial text communication on here, leading onto voice noting on WhatsApp or from a different site.

However there seems to be so many people against them.

Now I know there inconvenient if your around company, and I'm not talking about the voice note been over 4 minutes long, just a general minute or two. But why's there a reluctancy against them.

Surely if you meet someone on a website your going to eventually need to video call or normal call them, before you meet. And it also saves people misinterpreting texts or not quite understanding them properly.

Also if you don't like to converse over voicenotes, do you find that general conversation, when you meet someone struggles to either keep you interested or lacks that so called clout to intrigue you to find out more.

Interested to here your thoughts.

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By *stwo2023Couple
35 weeks ago

Worcester

Hate them. Also never did the phone call or webcam thing to check what people sounded like when I was actively meeting.

People at work send voice notes all the time. Makes my skin crawl.

Evie.

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By *ornycougaWoman
35 weeks ago

NORWAY Wherever I lay my hat

I like them when I'm on my own. Only problem is when you need to refer back to something in a conversation - it's impossible to find

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By (user no longer on site)
35 weeks ago

I don’t mind them. If they’re long I listen on 1.5x speed. If I’m out I put the phone to my ear like I’m on the phone so it plays quietly through the top speaker as if I’m on the phone. And yeah. What’s not to like.

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By *rHotNottsMan
35 weeks ago

Dubai & Nottingham

I really like it, It took me a long time to start and then it became normal.

Especially for people on here , When you are in the getting to know them stage after the FAB messaging stage.

I get a lot of people voice noting me back saying I’ve never done this before but through me voice messaging them first, they gave it a go back and really liked it.

Once you get over the sound of your own voice it’s fine.

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By *obert_1Man
35 weeks ago

somewhere

Detest them.

Most people I know that send them back and forth between each other which seems pointless, I always tell them that if can't be said in a text message then call me other than that don't bother.

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By *iss.Bella.Woman
35 weeks ago

Wales

I like voice notes and is often easier while watching a toddler. Receiving sexy voice notes can be troublesome though especially if you're out and about

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By *rHotNottsMan
35 weeks ago

Dubai & Nottingham

"I don’t mind them. If they’re long I listen on 1.5x speed. If I’m out I put the phone to my ear like I’m on the phone so it plays quietly through the top speaker as if I’m on the phone. And yeah. What’s not to like. "

I often go to 2x

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By (user no longer on site)
35 weeks ago

Not a fan.

Just text me or ring me.

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By *ymAndIcedCoffeeWoman
35 weeks ago

Worcester

I dated a guy last year who would always voicenote. Even like, ten second stuff like “just parking, be there in five mins.”

It didn’t work for me because I don’t really ever use headphones. And I didn’t want to listen to his messages in the office or in public on speaker.

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By (user no longer on site)
35 weeks ago

I'm not a fan of them. I just feel under pressure talking into a device and putting my thoughts together that way so my stutter comes out something awful

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By (user no longer on site)
35 weeks ago

"what am I, your fucking secretary?"

People don't send me voice notes anymore.

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By *rHotNottsMan
35 weeks ago

Dubai & Nottingham

"I'm not a fan of them. I just feel under pressure talking into a device and putting my thoughts together that way so my stutter comes out something awful

There’s an AI app to remove all hesitation and stutter from audio and video. It does a decent job, lots of YouTubers use it

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By *ot to giggleWoman
35 weeks ago

Coventry

some of them are so much better at speed

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By (user no longer on site)
35 weeks ago

I send the odd quick voice text. It’s quicker and easier sometimes.

I never receive them though.

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By *sWyldWoman
35 weeks ago

Edinburgh

I love voice notes and use them all the time.

I get they aren't for everyone and some of my friends have no filter but they are great.

I don't often move people to WhatsApp on here unless I'm planning to meet them. I've got two fab friends who have gorgeous voices so voice notes with them are a joy.

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By (user no longer on site)
35 weeks ago

I find them pointless most of the time. Unless you need to tell me something that’s going to take too long to type, just send a text.

I can’t be bothered deleting a voice note to restart because my mind has went blank or I’ve started stuttering like an idiot half way through either.

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By *andsomeunit OP Man
35 weeks ago

Birmingham

It's fantastic to see so many different opinions on this subject.

Like I say in my original post, they have always along with calling my preferred method of contact. It's nice to know I'm not the only one.

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By *eliWoman
35 weeks ago

I like voicenotes.

I've introduced and encouraged a fair few to send voicenotes over the years because I like hearing another's voice - it's far easier for me to understand tone, general mood etc.

I don't think there's a correlation between disliking sending them and being quiet in person. For some people they just don't work.

They're quite a self indulgent thing aren't they? Let's be honest.

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By *ravelling_WilburyMan
35 weeks ago

Beverley

I do voice notes with my kids when they're at their mums because it gets some information out of them. Texts are brief and oddly, phone calls are laborious. Voice notes however seem to generate some decent conversation.

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By *alcon77Man
35 weeks ago

under the sun & the moon

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By *emorefridaCouple
35 weeks ago

La la land

I use them loads. Think as a Welsh speaker means it's more efficient way of communicating without resorting to English. As predictive text makes things quicker to type in English.

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By *alcon77Man
35 weeks ago

under the sun & the moon

I like them.

Saves me writing a novel if I've a lot to say.

I even go one step further and do video messages sometimes. My 2 year old niece likes those.

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By (user no longer on site)
35 weeks ago

Ooh I love a voice note!

Saves typing out my war and peace messages, and I can waffle on about anything, probably to the point the recipient was wishing they were deaf!

They can be good fun, especially the more,erm... cough..you know fruiter messages

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By *ellinever70Woman
35 weeks ago

Ayrshire

I prefer an actual conversation

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By *eroLondonMan
35 weeks ago

Covent Garden

I'm self-conscious about doing them myself because it feels like a unnatural and contrived thing to do. I did a voice note for my profile...and after a day or so put it into private only.

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By *hrista BellendWoman
35 weeks ago

surrounded by twinkly lights

I'm not a fan. Would much rather phone them and have a conversation or text

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By *UGGYBEAR2015Man
35 weeks ago

BRIDPORT

I have never sent or received a voice note or Skype or any kind of video chat, my life is still good and I don’t feel I’ve missed out on anything.

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By *rsMistyPeaksWoman
35 weeks ago

Essex

I’m happy with text or voice note.

Sometimes voice note is easier for me.

It also works as a great filter. If someone is still interested in me after listening to me going off on a tangent, waffling or getting overexcited about something - they’re a keeper

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By *alcon77Man
35 weeks ago

under the sun & the moon

Not quite the same thing, but there's a text to voice option on my tablet.

I use that sometimes and listen to the AI generated voice when looking at a profiles here with really long bio write ups.

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By *imply DeeWoman
35 weeks ago

Wherever

I’m not a fan. Im rarely entirely on my own so I can’t listen to them anyway and I don’t use headphones.

I have a preference for written words and I understand it better that way so please text me instead.

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By *iss.Bella.Woman
35 weeks ago

Wales

It also works as a great filter. If someone is still interested in me after listening to me going off on a tangent, waffling or getting overexcited about something - they’re a keeper

this too! I can talk rubbish for Wales

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By *toC Thats MeWoman
35 weeks ago

Sheffield

I like the odd voice note. You don’t have to listen to them out loud.

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By *ookie46Woman
35 weeks ago

Deepest darkest Peru

I love voice notes with people I know or Im getting to know, they often make me smile

They’re a little more personal and I love hearing their accents, tone of voice how it changes and so on

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By *ermite12ukMan
35 weeks ago

Solihull and Brentwood

Being an adopted Brummie. Who, hates the Brummie dialect. More chance of flying to the moon, than me leaving a voice note. Jus sayin.

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By *ulieAndBeefCouple
35 weeks ago

Manchester-ish

I can't listen to them in work so they get ignored during my 12 hour days. Telegram premium has speech to text so that's quite useful. And if they're longer than a minute then I get annoyed too.

But despite all that sometimes I quite like getting them.

I don't like leaving them because I often lose my train of thought halfway through.

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By *ackformore100Man
35 weeks ago

Tin town

"So one of my preferred ways of conversing is voice notes. I'm a massive fan and I state it on my profile.

Weither that's after initial text communication on here, leading onto voice noting on WhatsApp or from a different site.

However there seems to be so many people against them.

Now I know there inconvenient if your around company, and I'm not talking about the voice note been over 4 minutes long, just a general minute or two. But why's there a reluctancy against them.

Interested to here your thoughts.

I don't listen to them. And tell the people that leave them i don't listen to them.

I don't like them. Why not just make a call instead? Or call back? What do you need to say that is so urgent you need to leave a message.?

Having said that, if they work for some people. Well that's great for them. Just think it's another example of tech creating comms problems more than it fixes them. One way traffic isn't communicating.

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