Who’s in your Fave Five?
April 30th 2009 10:48 am
When I asked this question on Facebook, most people responded with the same answers although not necessarily in the same order: spouse, parent, children, and/or another family member. If their children were not old enough to own a cell phone, then they had their children’s school in their Fave Five. One person replied, “No one” because he uses his Bluetooth to voice dial his contacts.
A concept created by T-Mobile (see the Wade/Barkley Fave Five commercials), Fave Five allows unlimited calling to your five favorite people even if they are on another network or only use a landline. However, the term “Fave Five” also implies the top five people in your speed dial—your favorite people. What I found most interesting is that not one adult listed any friends in their Fave Five, which makes me wonder if I’m just odd.
Here’s my Fave Five:
- Voicemail — I’m sure there is a way to undo this default function, but I haven’t bothered to figure it out yet.
- Corey — My husband is second only to the voicemail. I’m like most people—my spouse takes top priority.
- Dad — My dad earned this spot after I realized how often I call him and after a friendship with a girlfriend ended. I realize now that he should have been #3 all along.
- Tony — The only person I know who can talk longer on the phone than I can, and certainly the only man who likes to talk on the phone as much as a woman does!
- J. T. — My best gay guy pal who doesn’t necessarily like to talk on the phone, but I feel good knowing he’s in my Fave Five.
If my sister Adrienne was still alive, she would have the #2 spot (she was in my life long before my husband), and if I had children they would need a place, too. There is nothing wrong with putting family before friends, but sometimes, I don’t think adults (especially after we become parents) remember that friendships are important to our mental health.
Obviously, your Fave Five doesn’t reflect the full scope of the relationships in your life, but it does say a lot about who is most important to you. If you can’t add a friend to your “Fave Five” at least include one in your speed dial; the numbers 6, 7, 8, and 9 are awfully lonely.
AWW — XoXo
P.S. Check out this Saturday Night Live Fave Five spoof!
