Technology brings us together and tears us apart. I feel very connected to friends and family on Facebook, but I hate the constant updates on everyone's phones when I'm out with them. M and I used to joke about people at dinner texting to each other or otherwise not engaged with their phones instead of each other. Now he can't put his phone down. I'm not sure that I want a new phone because I will be more connected (and addicted to Angry Birds?)--but I want to see FB all day too! A study shows that technology hurts relationships. Apparently it is so bad that there is a National Day of Unplugging. So here are:
10 Signs Your Devices Are Hurting Your Relationships:
1. You can't get through a meal without emailing, texting or talking on the phone.
2. You look at more than one screen at a time, checking email while watching television, for example.
3. You regularly email or text, other than for something urgent, while your partner or another family member is with you.
4. You sleep with your phone near you, and you check your email or texts while in bed.
5. You log onto your computer while in bed.
6. You have had an argument with a loved one about your use of technology.
7. You text or email while driving.
8. You no longer go outside for fun.
9. You never turn off your phone.
10. When you spend time with your family—a meal, a drive, hanging out—each person is looking at a different screen.
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