Okay. . .DUers who are sane, help me please

[SammyBlue]

I have a friend I am ending my friendship with.

It is 1:15 in the morning here in Arizona and in the past 35 miles he's called me 47 times.

He has made it a point to do this at least 3 times a week for at least 30 attempts.

Is this guy psycho? I don't answer the phone at this hour, and usually I am asleep.

What do I do with this idiot?

[Crazy Guggenheim]

1. If it goes on, teo words. Restraining order.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. I would start by unplugging the damn phone.......

And then I would change, and UNLIST my phone number......

That's what I would do!

[Maddy McCall]

3. Answer the phone, and tell him this.

"If you call my house again, I am going to report you to the phone company and to the police for phone harrassment. Goodnight."

And follow through.

Question. Why are you ending the friendship with him? Is it because he is too needy? If so, I completely understand. I ended a friendship like that a couple of years ago. She, too, would call and call and call after midnight. I don't know if you have the call block feature on your phone, but it was all that was needed in my situation. I blocked her number, and she couldn't get through. I guess she gave up.

Either give the warning about reporting him for phone harrassment, or block his number on your phone. No one should have to put up with what you are going through. My bottom line, with my ex-friend, was that evidently she didn't care a whole hell of alot about me or my son, since calling at 2AM ten times was just dandy with her. To me, that spells a needy person or a user.

You are going to have to take the hardline with this guy. Nothing else will work.

[Dangerously Amused]

4. Sorry, I would like to help...

...but your sanity prerequisite rules me out.

Anyway, it looks like the others have things under control.

Good luck with this guy. And be careful, he sounds nutty and possibly dangerous!

[seaglass]

5. You have a lot of patience. My daughter calls me 3x - 4x

a night FROM DOWNSTAIRS and she is making me insane. But I'm sure once she goes to college I will miss it so I try not to go too crazy.

Tell him to stop. If that doesn't work don't answer the phone when it's him. Or just hang up when he calls.