Woman listening to a voice note

I’m ashamed to say it, but voice notes have been the death of many of my would-be friendships.

It’s not personal, I swear! I see a voice note in my notifications, get distracted or am unable to listen to it at that moment, forget it exists, and accidentally ghost my mates for days (if they’re less close, we may never text again).

But apparently, Brits are, on average, more lenient than me. Sky Mobile’s research found that “most people admit they’d prefer to keep things closer to the 2-minute mark,” though their own voice notes last about three minutes.

Whenever I share my own ideal voice note limit (45 seconds ’til I file an invoice), I hear outrage, though mostly from those who like recording rather than getting them.

Indeed, Sky Mobile’s 2000-person-strong polling found that “91% would rather send than receive a voice note.”

So, I thought I’d ask both voice note lovers and haters what their ideal duration would be.

It varies from 20 seconds to multiple minutes

My........

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