How To Talk To Someone Who Won't Put Their Phone Down

LOADING ERROR LOADING Ever been out to eat with a friend who seems more engaged with TikTok videos or texts than you or their meal? “When you get phubbed, take a deep breath and try to recognize that even though it feels like rejection, it’s likely more that the partner has an impulse issue,” Chappell Marsh said. Maybe your boundary is “no phone during dinner” or “let’s keep phone use to a minimum on our weekends.” If your S.O. “If you use “you” language ― ‘Do you realize you’re always on your phone?’ you run the risk of making your partner feel defensive,” Stoddard said. “In the moment this might sound like, ‘Hey, when our drinks get here I’d love to put our phones away so we can enjoy each other’ or ‘Let’s put our phones in the other room until the end of the movie so we can watch it together.’” If it’s your partner who’s phubbing you, try going on a phone-free weekend vacation.