According to a new study, phubbing (which we’ve never even heard about until right now), is ruining all of our relationships. Soooo, that sucks.
For those of you who have a legitimate vocabulary/don’t frequent Urban Dictionary, phubbing is “snubbing someone in favor of your mobile phone. We’ve all done it: when a conversation gets boring, the urge to check out an interesting person’s twitter/ Facebook/ Youtube/ Pinterest/whatever feed can be overwhelming.”
You’re right Urban Dictionary person, we have all done it, and we’re not proud of it. But sometimes checking out your newsfeed at an astronomical rate is way more interesting than listening to your friend’s latest breakup. Right? Am I right?!
According to Baylor University, it doesn’t matter either way – it’s hurting the person sitting across from you.
Researchers found that more than 45 percent of people reported being phubbed by their partner, and more than 20 percent of people reported that it caused problems in their relationship.
They also found that 37 percent of people said they felt depressed at least some of the time (which researchers seem to believe is brought on by phubbing), and only 32 percent of people said they were satisfied with their relationship.
So basically, technology is ruining our lives. What are we going to do about it?!
Hold that thought, gotta go check my Instagram likes.
Phubbing is Ruining Your Relationships/Vocabulary, According to New Study
