Cory Sechrest, 32, of Chicago, said he and his girlfriend got a pink landline phone to use just in case the power goes out. He said he doesn’t know anyone else his age who has one.

“I’ve worked with a hotel that has 200 rooms in it and they put one of my antique phones in every one of them,” he said. “Other people decide they want to have a 1930s decor or something ...

Friendships fed by old-fashioned phone calls We have more ways to keep in touch with friends than ever. But few of those communication methods combine presence and intimacy.

Cory Sechrest, 32, of Chicago, said he and his girlfriend got a pink landline phone to use just in case the power goes out. He said he doesn’t know anyone else his age who has one.