In today's Asking Eric column, R. Eric Thomas responds to someone who is annoyed by their wife interrupting or ignoring them in favor of their cell phone.
In today's Asking Eric column, R. Eric Thomas responds to someone who is annoyed by their wife interrupting or ignoring them in favor of their cell phone.Lately my wife, when receiving a text or call, will stop what she’s doing to reply. While eating lunch together recently and having a conversation, a text came in and she interrupted our talk to respond.
Tonight, we were watching a TV show together and with three minutes left, the conclusion unfolding, her brother called. The show was paused and she then proceeded to have a five-minute conversation about dinner plans for an evening 10 days from now. Having a cellphone on you can sometimes seem like being perpetually on hold. The minute it rings or buzzes, you feel an impulse to respond in a way that landlines, stationed on a wall or counter rather than in our pockets, rarely trigger. It’s an easy habit to fall into and a hard one to break.But, even if the phone wasn’t ringing, I think you’d still be yearning to feel valued by and connected to your wife. After all, these are only minutes-long digressions.
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