Well, as my post tonight shows, I have no leg to stand on interms of saying don't answer the phone... We DO care about them, we do love who they were and I guess for me that's part of why I answer. I know it's likely to be a bad idea and I do it anyway. In a way, not all that different than AH drinking even though he knows it's going to be bad for him.
I need to go to more al anon meetings and have less time to pick up the phone I think... maybe the same for you?
It's hard-- I know... Thinking of you...