Anonymous
Post 12/20/2017 14:24     Subject: DH can’t seem to put his phone down while on vacation

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:OP this sounds like my husband when he was having an affair.


I thought this too. My husband had an (emotional) affair for a year and during that time he was always on his phone.

The attention that he paid to his phone was very upsetting to me too. I hated that phone. But it all made sense after I found out about the other woman.


So, all the women one sees everywhere, obsessively poking at their phones, they are all having affairs too?


Possibly.

I know that my AP's spouse got particularly curious and anxious on a vacation when he was constantly staring at his phone. She was right, of course-- he was emailing me.

My spouse got very cranky about my constant phone use. He's right; I email my AP last thing before bed and read his first morning email first thing.

Neither of us was like this before.

Anonymous
Post 12/20/2017 13:20     Subject: DH can’t seem to put his phone down while on vacation

How's the sex?
Anonymous
Post 12/20/2017 13:20     Subject: DH can’t seem to put his phone down while on vacation

Anonymous wrote:OP this sounds like my husband when he was having an affair.


+1
Anonymous
Post 12/20/2017 13:13     Subject: Re:DH can’t seem to put his phone down while on vacation

Did you post about this last year, too?
Anonymous
Post 12/20/2017 12:46     Subject: DH can’t seem to put his phone down while on vacation

Anonymous wrote:If I were you I would have taken every photo op possible with him looking down at his phone and then showed him later so he could actually see how bad it was.


I wish I did this. I will be sure to do it on our next trip.
Anonymous
Post 12/20/2017 12:44     Subject: DH can’t seem to put his phone down while on vacation

Anonymous wrote:Been there, done that. It’s smartphone addiction. It took years for me to get my husband to recognize his problem. He’s much better but still needs reminders. He also started going to therapy (for other issues, but it helped with phone addiction too).

People blaming you are just ridiculous. Smartphones are proven to be addictive. It’s like saying your husband prefers cocaine and gambling to you because you are boring.


When we were eating our last meal, he was again fidgeting with his phone. He said he had to update his apps because we may not have WiFi at the airport and plane. Really?!? That angry bird app and the uber app that we are not using couldn’t wait while we have our last meal by the beach.

I consider it plain rude. It is borderline embarrassing.
Anonymous
Post 12/20/2017 11:32     Subject: DH can’t seem to put his phone down while on vacation

Been there, done that. It’s smartphone addiction. It took years for me to get my husband to recognize his problem. He’s much better but still needs reminders. He also started going to therapy (for other issues, but it helped with phone addiction too).

People blaming you are just ridiculous. Smartphones are proven to be addictive. It’s like saying your husband prefers cocaine and gambling to you because you are boring.
Anonymous
Post 12/20/2017 09:38     Subject: DH can’t seem to put his phone down while on vacation

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:OP this sounds like my husband when he was having an affair.


I thought this too. My husband had an (emotional) affair for a year and during that time he was always on his phone.

The attention that he paid to his phone was very upsetting to me too. I hated that phone. But it all made sense after I found out about the other woman.


So, all the women one sees everywhere, obsessively poking at their phones, they are all having affairs too?
Anonymous
Post 12/20/2017 07:05     Subject: DH can’t seem to put his phone down while on vacation

Anonymous wrote:If I were you I would have taken every photo op possible with him looking down at his phone and then showed him later so he could actually see how bad it was.


Not a bad idea, actually.
Anonymous
Post 12/20/2017 06:23     Subject: DH can’t seem to put his phone down while on vacation

If I were you I would have taken every photo op possible with him looking down at his phone and then showed him later so he could actually see how bad it was.
Anonymous
Post 12/20/2017 01:51     Subject: DH can’t seem to put his phone down while on vacation

He is either a). Avoiding something in your marriage or b). Is truly + madly addicted to his Smartphone.

He needs to detox from his phone, however I have zero idea how to do this.

Sorry.
Anonymous
Post 12/19/2017 23:37     Subject: DH can’t seem to put his phone down while on vacation

Anonymous wrote:OP this sounds like my husband when he was having an affair.


I thought this too. My husband had an (emotional) affair for a year and during that time he was always on his phone.

The attention that he paid to his phone was very upsetting to me too. I hated that phone. But it all made sense after I found out about the other woman.
Anonymous
Post 12/19/2017 23:01     Subject: Re:DH can’t seem to put his phone down while on vacation

I'm sure there is a name for what is becoming a real illness. I'm so lucky that my DH rarely looks at his phone unless he is in his office and then he's got his computer, Ipad and phone all operating. Outside his office he doesn't pay much attention to it.