DEAR ABBY: I'm a 24-year-old graduate student and I'm currently planning my wedding. I don't own a cell phone. When I try to arrange plans with people or contact various wedding vendors, they'll ask for my cell phone number to get ahold of me later. When I reply that I don't have one, they act annoyed –- as if I'm inconveniencing them because they might not be able to get ahold of me the instant they call.
Abby, when I'm not at home I am usually someplace where I wouldn't answer a cell phone anyway, so I don't think it makes a difference if I have one or not. How do I reply to people who are astonished that someone could possibly get by without a cell phone attached to her hip? -- CELL-LESS IN WISCONSIN
DEAR CELL-LESS: Smile and say, "Just call me an old-fashioned girl." You are not obligated to explain further.