The down fall of civilization as we know it? It's interesting that with the amount of connectivity we all have with all of our wonderful gadgets and gizmos, that I feel that as a society we are very far apart from one another. One of the things that contributed to my relationship downfall was this very fact. I'm not one to place the blame solely on one or another, however, one of the points that I made while we were attempting to reconcile was this very point.
In the time leading up to our separation and eventually filing for divorce, I noticed that we didn't spend very much time together communicating, even though we lived together, drove around to and from places together and saw each other everyday. Case in point, usually I'd drive us around, if we had to go somewhere. During these car rides, she would be texting/chatting /FBing the entire time. I was lucky to get a word or two out of her. I should have really noticed something was up when she would let whomever she was chatting with know that I was not looking and reading over her shoulder...much like kids would do when chatting with friends at home and an parent walked in.
So, are our smart phones working against us to make up less social with those around us? Next time you're out and about, look around. How many people are sitting right next to each other at the same dinner table. How many are actually having conversations with each other? How many are spending a majority of there time looking at their phone instead of the person right across from them? Let this be a warning signs folks. Communication is key to keeping any relationship going, whether its romantic or platonic. So be social, and stop using social media as your means of being social.
In the time leading up to our separation and eventually filing for divorce, I noticed that we didn't spend very much time together communicating, even though we lived together, drove around to and from places together and saw each other everyday. Case in point, usually I'd drive us around, if we had to go somewhere. During these car rides, she would be texting/chatting /FBing the entire time. I was lucky to get a word or two out of her. I should have really noticed something was up when she would let whomever she was chatting with know that I was not looking and reading over her shoulder...much like kids would do when chatting with friends at home and an parent walked in.
So, are our smart phones working against us to make up less social with those around us? Next time you're out and about, look around. How many people are sitting right next to each other at the same dinner table. How many are actually having conversations with each other? How many are spending a majority of there time looking at their phone instead of the person right across from them? Let this be a warning signs folks. Communication is key to keeping any relationship going, whether its romantic or platonic. So be social, and stop using social media as your means of being social.
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