Weekly Participation- Make Up
Today I read an article about the effects of smartphones on relationships from a woman's perspective. I thought this article was interesting because it talked about how women are feeling like they are spending more time on their phones than they are with their significant other. The article had many interesting facts such as the fact that more than 25% of people in relationships say that their significant other has texted during an important conversation. Another thing it said was that 62 percent of women said that technology interfered with time spent with their significant other. man I spoke with was in his 50's and I asked him if he thinks it's true that relationships are being affected by cell phones, and that people don't necessarily realize it. He said that he definitely thinks it's a problem, but it's more of a problem for women than it is for men because women are always trying to allow other people into their conversations and allowing other people to basically come into their relationship. He said that this isn't just a problem in relationships, but it's also a problem in everyday lives because we constantly see women talking on their phones and texting, anywhere we look. When I asked him if it has affected his personal relationships, and he said that he definitely thought so. There have been times where he's in the middle of a conversation with a woman and all of a sudden she's on the phone with her friend asking her opinion. It's almost as though this has become an issue for men because it's a problem for women and we haven't changed how we think about things. However, I don't think this is something we should have to adapt for. I think it is a problem that needs to be fixed because with more technology in our lives, that is going to start to replace our interactions with each other, which is proven by this article.
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