Tell her to stop with that crap. My wife does it and when she does, I shut off. One time we were heading out to dinner and the entire ride she was on her phone. It was a Friday night and it was supposed to be just us - our kid was with a relative. I turned the damn car around and went home. I was half way back before she noticed. I told her I wasn't competing for her attention with the fucking Facebook app and her stupid game...

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Anonymous wrote:I've found the screen addiction to be much more prevalent among men esp fathers of young kids who want to do nothing at home.

[citation needed]

"Citation needed" PP - do you not realize how dumb you look every time you post that? This is DCUM, not a research paper. Not to mention that person opened with "I've found that..." We need to give sources for our personal experiences now? Sorry but that's not how it works. Your local library might offer courses on using citations and also internet etiquette - could be helpful for you!

So basically you admit the PP was just making shit up and there's no reason to take it seriously.

I think that in this kind of discussion, taking place on DCUM, personal experiences are useful and relevant. Nobody is expecting scientific accuracy on most threads, just different ideas and experiences from a wide range of people.

Take the flaming and shove it up your arse

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Anonymous wrote:Is to sit in a room near me and read me things people post on Facebook.

It's maddening.

I asked her to stop and she got super pissed at me.

I would pay attention and listen to her and ask questions about what she is reading, if i were you.

I would, except...

1) Most of it I already read myself. And, I really don't care to have a conversation about the latest Trump outrage.
2) She often does this to me during the workday when I'm in the home office.

Anonymous wrote:I've found the screen addiction to be much more prevalent among men esp fathers of young kids who want to do nothing at home.

yep. his iphone has turned him into an airhead. v bad for fathers who can't multi-task in the first place!

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I've found the screen addiction to be much more prevalent among men esp fathers of young kids who want to do nothing at home.

[citation needed]

"Citation needed" PP - do you not realize how dumb you look every time you post that? This is DCUM, not a research paper. Not to mention that person opened with "I've found that..." We need to give sources for our personal experiences now? Sorry but that's not how it works. Your local library might offer courses on using citations and also internet etiquette - could be helpful for you!

So basically you admit the PP was just making shit up and there's no reason to take it seriously.

I think that in this kind of discussion, taking place on DCUM, personal experiences are useful and relevant. Nobody is expecting scientific accuracy on most threads, just different ideas and experiences from a wide range of people.

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Anonymous wrote:My DH does the same thing. Also does it when the kids are up. When I say anything he gets defensive. I have given up and read a book.

Here is the typical DCUM response I'll say, since I brought up an entire thread on this a while back as my wife does this when we're out st dinner, in the car..etc

You're obviously boring and have nothing of value to say. You're obviously not interesting and he's bored with you as you're probably a boring person who rambles on about themselves.

So are you saying that, since your wife does this, that you are yourself boring and have nothing of value to say? I am sorry you have such a negative self-image. thanks, though, for making me literally laugh at the absurdity of your post.

Thanks for proving my points by..it's always the mans fault. You DCUM hags are something else

Anonymous wrote:Is to sit in a room near me and read me things people post on Facebook.

It's maddening.

I asked her to stop and she got super pissed at me.

I would pay attention and listen to her and ask questions about what she is reading, if i were you.

Anonymous wrote:I've found the screen addiction to be much more prevalent among men esp fathers of young kids who want to do nothing at home.

I've found the opposite to be true.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I've found the screen addiction to be much more prevalent among men esp fathers of young kids who want to do nothing at home.

[citation needed]

"Citation needed" PP - do you not realize how dumb you look every time you post that? This is DCUM, not a research paper. Not to mention that person opened with "I've found that..." We need to give sources for our personal experiences now? Sorry but that's not how it works. Your local library might offer courses on using citations and also internet etiquette - could be helpful for you!

So basically you admit the PP was just making shit up and there's no reason to take it seriously.

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Anonymous wrote:Have you asked her to put the phone down and talk and hang out? What was her response? I don't really have this problem in my current relationship but the last guy I dated, when we went to dinner for the first time he made me lock my phone up in the car. (Not in a nasty, controlling way, but in a sweet way, and with a mischievous smile on his face.) It was very refreshing and we had a wonderful dinner with no distractions! Why don't you suggest a date night like that?

So you had no way to contact someone if you needed to get away? No thank you, I have no problem keeping my phone in my bag and not looking at it during dinner. I don't care how sweetly he was smiling, that demand would've creeped me out.

You are truly pathetic if you can't figure out how to pull the plug on a date-gone-wrong without using your phone to contrive a fake reason for it.