Last night, someone called my husband at 8:30 and he got all grumpy that someone was calling him "that late." I laughed at him and told him normal people don't go to bed until after 10. 
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My mom always told me that 9am-9pm are appropriate phone times.
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I will take calls no later than 7 pm. That's my quiet time so unless it is an absolute emergency, it can wait.
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Well, i go to bed at 9pm, so I don't appreciate calls after 8pm.
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No later than 9pm
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After 10 is too late, imo. My in-laws are super annoying aBout this: my fil works late and then they eat dinner late and then are up late (like 2 is normal to them) so they often call or text dh about routine, mundane crap after 11 and it wakes us up (this was pre-baby). Dh has starting using the "do not disturb" function on his phone just because of his parents
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As long as I am awake its fine - so until 930pm
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@MamaMoose: ditto. 9am-9pm are acceptable calling times.
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I wouldn't call after 9pm, but I might text until 10-11pm (and then only to close friends/family that I know would be up)
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Totally depends on the person. I guess if I had no clue I'd probably feel like before 9pm is fine. But I know some people I wouldn't call after 7 or 8 and some people I'd call until midnight.
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With the kids, we have a pretty strict don't call the house phone after seven. Seven is when we start winding down the kids to get them in bed by eight. This is usually a divide and conquer - hubs gets DS, I get DD.
For calling my cell phone I'd say anything past nine is too late but I tend to be in bed - if not asleep - by 9:30.
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@MamaMoose: Yes! Same! 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.!
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I don't call after 9...unless it's a best friend and it's important then I will call up until 10. We have a "call anytime" policy.
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I'm fine with anything before 10. However, if a friend or family member is upset, and really needs to talk, I will take a call whenever.
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No one ever calls me but we go to bed at 11 so before 10 would be appreciated.
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I think before 9 is fair game.
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Unless it's family or close friend, I would say 9pm is the cut off.
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I think anything before 9pm on a landline is fine etiquette-wise. With cell phones though, I don't think it matters as much, as you can just turn your phone to vibrate if you don't want calls. I still don't call people after then, though (or text them after like 10) in case their phone isn't on silent.
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9pm
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9pm!
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9, unless it is DH, who calls when he gets back to his hotel room.
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I'd appreciate it if people didn't call after 8pm. Like @looch that is my quiet time. Likewise, I probably won't call you after 7 or 7:30 bc I go to bed at 8:30!
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9pm is the latest I would call but if someone texted me and wanted to call me, they could call until 11.
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@MamaMoose: i agree!!
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I think between 9am-9pm is fine, and no calls between 5pm-7pm for people I don't really know.
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Agree with 9am - 9pm! Unless it's a telemarketer....then it's never acceptable
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I don't ever call others after 8 p.m., and I prefer if people didn't call me after 9 p.m. Texting on the other hand...
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9 pm!
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I answer to texts pretty late (sometimes after midnight too) but I don't like talking on the phone after 7pm because we have too much going on. My cousins and I are night owls though, we text each other after the kids are asleep.
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I conk out between 10-11 so I'd say 9:30.
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I wouldn't call after 10. Doesn't really matter when people phone me. If I don't want to talk or think it's too late, I don't answer the phone. They'll call back if it's an emergency.
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phone calls no later than 9. texts no later than 10.
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9pm unless I text first or if it's DH
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9pm is the cutoff for me! Texts are fine whenever because if I'm asleep they won't wake me and I'll just respond when I wake up!
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It depends on the friend. I try not to call people after 8:30 unless we have a phone date or something. My husband is on call 24/7 and regularly gets business calls in the middle of the night (3:30 am the other night) but I am used to it by now.
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I'd say 9-9:30pm unless it's an emergency.
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9pm is my comfortable cutoff. Just because that's what I'm used to from childhood. With family and friends, I'd give it another hour. And obviously anytime if it's urgent or an emergency.
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Haha, I am like your husband. We get a lot of telemarketer calls in the evening and I get so grumpy about it. My husband always laughs at me and says I'm crazy. Hahaha
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@MamaMoose: I've never thought about it like that but I agree! Unless it's my family or a place of business.
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