04-20-2013, 09:24 PM
Hey, I wanted to bounce this around...
I'm 48, the guy I've been seeing for about a year is 40.
Maybe this is a generational thing, but when we spend time together, he is pretty much texting for about 1/4 of the time we spend together.
I'm not worried what he's texting, he's usually talking to his best friend.
What bothers me is, he becomes so absorbed in his Iphone, he really goes off into his own little world. I don't really feel like I'm in the room. He's texting, twittering, downloading music...
I like to think that I'm not that boring. There have been times I've actually gotten better luck communicating with him, I'll go to the computer and send him an e-mail or text him a message over the phone to get his attention.
Texting is not my primary means of communication with other human beings. Is there a need for vocal cords anymore? If I'm sitting at the dinner table, would I text someone across the table to please pass the corn?
Is this something I'm not understanding? I think if you're in a room with someone, and you're having a conversation with someone else over an electronic device that takes up all of your attention, number one your company is going to feel left out, and it's just plain rude.
Thoughts?
I'm 48, the guy I've been seeing for about a year is 40.
Maybe this is a generational thing, but when we spend time together, he is pretty much texting for about 1/4 of the time we spend together.
I'm not worried what he's texting, he's usually talking to his best friend.
What bothers me is, he becomes so absorbed in his Iphone, he really goes off into his own little world. I don't really feel like I'm in the room. He's texting, twittering, downloading music...
I like to think that I'm not that boring. There have been times I've actually gotten better luck communicating with him, I'll go to the computer and send him an e-mail or text him a message over the phone to get his attention.
Texting is not my primary means of communication with other human beings. Is there a need for vocal cords anymore? If I'm sitting at the dinner table, would I text someone across the table to please pass the corn?
Is this something I'm not understanding? I think if you're in a room with someone, and you're having a conversation with someone else over an electronic device that takes up all of your attention, number one your company is going to feel left out, and it's just plain rude.
Thoughts?