I get by just fine! I'm the one that doesn't answer the phone for days or "forgets" that it's on silent or in my tennis bag. If someone is desperate to get in touch with me or it's an emergency they can call my husband who's phone is almost surgically attached to his head. I prefer the written word and that form of communication. Call me old fashioned but when I'm at the grocery store I don't need the world knowing I'm at the grocery store. My life is already public enough with my website and my life style. When I'm feeling "private" I forget I have phone.