Mobiles have now become a necessity of our lives. I wont lie, the other day when my mobile data stopped working all of a sudden I had a mini panic attack. But, as useful as it maybe, the mobiles or smart phones are definitely creating a rift between couples.

Why mobiles coul be ruining your relationship?

We give more attention to the mobiles – When you are on a dinner date or a movie, don’t you just need your phones? While we tag away our locations on Face Book and make a boomerang on Instagram, the moment is gone. At least, that moment is gone.

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Communication Gap – How can you be close to your partner, when you constantly check the updates on whatsapp or for a game in that matter? The entire communication happens with mobiles!
Our mobiles have become a constant and regular distraction for us all.

Do you not wake up to your mobiles? Be honest, are you not giving more attention to that small shiny gadget…more?

I have seen couples in restaurants, nowadays not holding hands but holding cell phones, respectively.

I also stay hooked to my phone, and my spouse is hooked to some silly game, like the clash of clan.

We have fought aplenty of times on this and I guess it would be the cause for long. Unless…unless we try to meet on a common ground.

Some tips to not ruin your coupling goals

Give yourself 20 minutes everyday without cell phones. Just shut down the internet and hold hands.
Meal time should be gadget free. If you are Instagramming it, please take a picture while the net is off !!! Once the meal is over then you can upload the picture.
Make sure your spouse knows that, the excess usage of the mobile is an issue. Maybe he/she is not really aware that this is an area of concern

Mobiles work great in long distance relationships, as you can easily chat or video call. But, when you are together you should really be together.

Even if it’s for half an hour make it count.

These are my thoughts on the issue, please share what do you think about the same.

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Lakin mere liye ye duniya bahut jaruri hai, iski wjah se aaj mere kitne contact ho gaye Aur life me kuch khushi aayi,kyinki husban mobile aaney k pehle se bahut kam baat karty hain 😄🤗

Mobiles can certainly put a crimp on relationships if we aren’t careful.

In my case, however, we got together before the advent of cellphones. So I think we’re at an advantage. Today, we use our phones as tools, not as a means to avoid conversation 🙂

Each couple has to find the balance to make it work for them.

I think you are right and in my case I am the one who is constantly checking phones and blogs. I try to have my own offline moments and do something creative that doesn’t involve technology at all. And I totally agree on the not holding habds bit 😅 it’s kinda funny how times change.

Mobiles can really come in between couples or for that matter any relationships. We need to control our obsession with that device or any device because human contact is always more precious.

I find people who are stuck on their mobiles all the time annoying. If used sensibly, there is no harm. We have a rule in our family. When we go out for an outing, we keep our mobiles away and sit and chat. That way the other temptations don’t overtake you. 🙂

I agree when you say that mobiles are ruining our relationships. Thankfully we are an old-fashioned couple and everyday morning we make it a point to spend some time with each other, gadget free.

I can’t agree more with your take on mobile phones. Smartphones have become a menace. Many a time, I really wish to go back to the Nokia 6610 days when it was just for talking. No calls meant it stayed aside.

This is an important issue that isn’t even considered when a couple is talking about breakdown in communication! We don’t need the world to know that we love each other, what is important is that you tell it , in person, without gadgets!

Not only has the cell phone come between partners and spouses, it has also altered the relationship between parents and their children and family time that people spend together. It is shocking to see everyone glued to their gadgets when at home they should be talking to each other. The irony is that we are all connected 14/7 but have stopped feeling connected to our near and dear ones!

well said! see this all the time! This just happened over the weekend! I was hanging out with my friend, and she and I talked and laughed (*touchwood*) more than all the couples put together in that restaurant! it was a shocking observation! Cherish the person you are with (friend, family, whoever!). We must celebrate each other!

Agree! Constantly being on the phone can ruin good times. Moments are lost, as you said. Thankfully when I am with my partner, or family, especially during meal times we keep our phones at bay. A friend of mine has this great rule to put phones in a tray as soon as you enter his house. We gather for special occasions, to spend time with each other, so a ‘no phone’ policy really works.

agreed with all the points, you had said. yes! nowadays smartphone obsession is ruining not only our relationship but causing depression, sleep and other mental disorders as well. it is about learning to maintain a balance between our digital and real world. it was a great prompt and I had enjoyed writing on this, feeling great to complete this great series with this last post, thanks a lot for hosting this.

Nice and useful article , I keep my smartphone off and use my feature phone to make calls to control that smartphone addiction 🙂

I do that too. I am always availalble on social media. Keep posting pics and miss the mpment. Thanks for this post Zainab. I had to read this on valemntine day. I will share my experience too. Linking up today.

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Mobiles have become second life to us today. We are more than happy when our partner is not around but phone

So true, we need to understand and make our coming generations understand the difference between real happiness and social media happiness )

So True !! Gadgets are making our relationship weak day by day.

Even simple tasks like reading have become a pain as the constant urge to check the phone breaks the reading sync. I completely agree on putting it away for a period of a few mts to give oneself the breather and break the habit.

Such a daily issue with most of us. I guess because I have family in India I’m online either whsrsapping or skyping them. Yes we avoid phones at meal times. As bloggers but it’s hard to stay off