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I don’t think younger people appreciate that “voice messages” used to be essentially broadcast to a person’s entire family :)

Family answering machine was in the living room. I lived in fear of my boyfriend forgetting that when leaving messages for me. 😬

As a “boyfriend,” I was always super aware that leaving a message was talking to my girlfriend’s parents and adopted all appropriate formalities. :)

It was only much later in life that I learned that being the “safe” guy for the parents, uhh, “reduced my desirability” by significant, unrecoverable amounts. :)

omg Elie, I was just about to reply that my boyfriend drank beer and rode a motorcycle, couldn't be trusted with the answering machine 🤣

My sister’s boyfriend was in medical school and was a good guy like Elie. Always left polite messages. They got married a few years later. Last I heard of my boyfriend (almost 20 years ago) he was in jail. I ended up marrying a nice electrical engineer… who drinks beer and rides a motorcycle. 🤷🏻‍♀️😃