Do you know the following situation: You sit together at dinner in the evening and talk about your day when the smartphone beeps. As usual, you take it in hand immediately to see who wrote. It goes without saying that everyone does it, right?
The cell phone is more important than me – ouch!
In fact, this gesture is a sign of lack of respect for your loved one. After all, you give the smartphone and thus another person more importance than what he has to tell you right now. There is even a special term for this phenomenon: "Phubbing". The word is made up of the English “to snub”, “to snub someone's head”, “phone”.
The first time "phubbing" may not offend your partner. But if you do it every day, it definitely leaves traces in the other. At worst, at some point you both just sit at the table busy with your smartphone and remain silent.
What to do?
The solution is obvious, isn't it? For example, declares dinner to be a cellphone-free zone. Concentrate entirely on yourself. The food tastes much better right away!