Phubbing is poison. It is the culprit for the breakup of many relationships. It is a new phenomenon that is the result of the growth of smartphones. We have become so addicted to them that they have become annoying. Not only did they change our communication and behavior in society, but they also started destroying relationships. We spend more and more time looking at the phone screen, and we neglect the people around us more and more. This 21st century phenomenon is known as phubbing and is often the cause of relationship problems. Are you also a "victim" of phubbing?
Phubbing is the new jealousy and is quickly becoming the number one cause of many relationship problems. These are cases when one of the partners does not take his eyes off the screen in the presence of the other. Research shows that it has almost caused an argument 25 percent of couples. Smartphones are a great way to keep in touch with others, but at the same time they are becoming a huge burden on relationships.
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Phubbing – ignoring your partner with your phone – is by definition the time an individual spends on the phone during shared time. A recent survey by the University Baylor University, involving 435 adults, showed surprising results and high toxicity of phubbing. As many as 46 percent of them admitted that they were a victim of phubbing. Of these, 23 percent said that it led to conflict, and 37 percent said that it felt depressed at least once. Meanwhile, only 32 percent said they were happy in their relationship, or what is more shocking, 68 percent were not!
In everyday interaction with a life partner or partner, people often feel that from time to time checking the phone completely innocent, but research has shown that this is not true. Otherwise, common sense tells us that yes the smartphone often "intrudes" during the time together, this means that something is definitely creaking in the relationship.
