Partner Spouse Addicted to Smart Phone (kids, friend, couples, relations)

[AADAD]

Seems my friend would rather be gazing down at the phone than engaging in the relationship. Anybody else?

[funymann]

OMW! Half the world is like this!!!

It's an epidemic!!

We will all see the damaging effects of these electronic devices in 10 years.

OP, I would tell them to turn it off. If not, walk.

[Pitt Chick]

Originally Posted by AADAD

Seems my friend would rather be gazing down at the phone than engaging in the relationship. Anybody else?

And you tolerate that.... why???

[Zeurich]

Put a puppet next to him and walk away just saying. But yes now days lot of people with smart phones. I went to a dinner with friends ,,, three couples were there both with phone busy.. and kids were yawning.

[funymann]

I like the example of the 4 friends in a booth.

They stack their phones in the middle of the table during dinner. The first to check their phone pays the bill for the whole table.

[AADAD]

Originally Posted by funymann

I like the example of the 4 friends in a booth.

They stack their phones in the middle of the table during dinner. The first to check their phone pays the bill for the whole table.

progress...

[AADAD]

Originally Posted by Pitt Chick

And you tolerate that.... why???

Actually I don't and he puts the phone down. Im trying my best to show him that the relationship is more better when we are actually engaged. At this point he's just a pain about it. I read an article that these devices actually release the same dopamine set response involved in pleasure...so it's no wonder why people (like him) are always on the phone but it's no less annoying not to mention rude.

[BirdieBelle]

You're gonna have to put your foot down.

[AADAD]

Originally Posted by Wmsn4Life

You're gonna have to put your foot down.

How does one do that. Throw the phone out the car window?

[AADAD]

Nobody has any realistic solutions?