Thursday, May 11, 2017

Thursday Thinking - Phones and Relationships

Came across this insightful article in The New York Times by Leslie Alderman. Good things to think about and some helpful suggestions for how to get back on track.
THE PHONES WE LOVE TOO MUCH
by Leslie Alderman | The New York Times, May 2, 2017

We have an intimate relationship with our phones. We sleep with them, eat with them and carry them in our pockets. We check them, on average, 47 times a day — 82 times if you’re between 18 and 24 years old, according to recent data.

And we love them for good reason: They tell the weather, the time of day and the steps we’ve taken. They find us dates (and sex), entertain us with music and connect us to friends and family. They answer our questions and quell feelings of loneliness and anxiety.

But phone love can go too far — so far that it can interfere with human love — old fashioned face-to-face intimacy with that living and breathing being you call your partner, spouse, lover or significant other.

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