/ Worth a Read / 3 ways to wreck your marriage w/social media, Jon Acuff – Worth a ReadThis post by Jon Acuff is definitely worth a read. Here is simply point #1:
3 perfectly easy ways to wreck your marriage with social media.
1. Add a 3rd party to the mix.
“Me, you and the iPhone doesn’t equal ‘spending time together.’” My wife has said that to me often. She’s also said, “I didn’t come sit outside with you so that I could talk to the top of your head while you stare at your iPhone.” She’s right. I have a really hard time plugging into our conversations when I’m plugged into a dozen others with strangers via my iPhone and social media. The funny thing is that if I looked at it the right way, I’d never do it. If we were sitting in the yard together in Adirondack chairs and cars full of strangers were streaming by us down the street, I’d never say to her, “I love you, but I’m going to focus on yelling random things at those people who are driving by. I don’t know them, I might never see them again, but those are the folks I want to focus on right now. They’re more important than you.” Don’t let your smartphone make you dumb.
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