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20th October 2017
04:08pm BST
Let's set the scene: It's Friday night, you haven't seen your other half all week and you're absolutely buzzed to catch up with them over a glass of wine. You're spilling your heart out and you look over... And they're on their phone.
On their feckin' phone?!? Not even paying you a breeze.
That, my friends, is called "phubbing".
The latest term is apparently destroying relationships, with an American study revealing that couples spend a concerning amount of time on their phones instead of listening to their partner.
Dr James Roberts of Baylor University in Texas said: "The presence and use of cell phones are ever-increasing, causing the boundaries that separate our work and other interests from our romantic relationships to become more and more blurred.
"As a result, the occurrence of phubbing is nearly inevitable. In fact, from a sample of 143 individuals involved in romantic relationships, 70% responded that cell phones 'sometimes', 'often', 'very often' or 'all the time' interfered in their interactions with their partners."
Eek.
Are you guilty of this?
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