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Technology - "Phubbing" Can Damage Your Relationships

10/08/2015 3:09 PM
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10/08/2015 3:25 PM

That is really sad.

Everyday, I notice more and more people completely preoccupied with a cell phone, even to the point of walking blindly into traffic which kills any relationship.

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10/08/2015 3:38 PM

Sitting around the table at a friends house with their 30 YO daughter and 3 adults.

Every 10-20 seconds, she'd disconnect from our conversation to text.

I didn't say anything, not my house.

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10/08/2015 4:04 PM

'..didn't say anything. Not my house...'

You should at least send them a text.

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10/08/2015 5:06 PM

That's just rude, and shows she has little or no respect for those around her...actions speak louder than words....I wouldn't let it bother me, I would probably just ignore her....

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10/09/2015 6:48 AM

Certainly is rude in a social context.

What is it then, when a subordinate or a supplier does it to you, apart from career changing for them?

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10/08/2015 5:47 PM

When that happens, I remove myself from that area and find someone else to talk to! The person rarely notices and if they do, it's usually 20 minutes later.

Oh well. I'm absolutely tired of the 24/7 social media garbage.

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10/08/2015 5:09 PM

If I'm in the middle of a conversation and my mobile phone rings, I will openly and obviously take out my mobile and without looking at it will press the down-volume button to mute the ring, then return the phone to my pocket all while maintaining eye contact with the other person.

Their eyes light up and it never fails to get a very pleased and surprised smile. In this day and age that behavior is taken to be extremely flattering. I really enjoy doing it - try it!

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10/08/2015 8:32 PM

Me too. And I do not allow my "kids" or Grandkids to be rude with a cell phone in my house. I get some pushback occasionally but that's ok.

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10/09/2015 6:43 AM

Exactly. A ringing phone can be totally ignored as well.

Same as when driving/riding, just let it ring.

I'll get back to you.....or not.

What is important is where you are and who you are with and what you are all doing.

Phones are great tools, they aren't the masters. Easy enough to understand.

There's a reason why some workplaces prohibit personal phones at work.

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10/08/2015 5:19 PM

My sister, waiting at a traffic light, was rear-ended by a women on her cell phone. This women was still talking when the police officer motioned to her to lower her window. She did and said into the phone "I have to hang up now, there's been an accident".

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10/08/2015 6:19 PM

A clear case of justifiable homicide for your wife.

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10/08/2015 5:44 PM

We went out to dinner the other night and had a wonderful time having dinner and conversation.

The only time the phone came out was to show a few pictures and then back in the holster!

It was WONDERFUL!

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10/09/2015 9:00 AM

I see the divorce rate is about to skyrocket. They will probably notify each other by their FACEBOOK relationship status.

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10/09/2015 11:28 AM

Duh!

Why is this even an issue? Our societies are becoming more and more self-centered all the time and the mentality is that it's all about "me".

Put the stinkin' phone away and communicate. As I tell my kids, "be with who you're with." Listen with your eyes and your ears.

Use the phone part of the device and call them, hear their voice, hear their emotion, use verbal words to communicate a thought or idea. A lot can get lost in trasnlation as texting is done.

We are more connected than ever and yet more lonely than ever.

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10/09/2015 12:11 PM

I think that the more "connected" we are, the more DISCONNECTED we are!

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10/11/2015 7:43 PM

0, texting sucks.

1, texting sucks.

2, texting sucks.

.....

... n, texting sucks!

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