Technology is seen as the enemy of intimacy but just as dating apps have made it easier for people to meet, could we use technology to help improve our relationships? Here, writer Susan Griffin reveals what she discovered after using the Paired app.
I can feel my eyes narrowing and my blood boiling with increased irritation as I talk to the top of my partner’s head while he absently murmurs ‘yeah’ and continues to scroll on his phone. Not only is it frustrating to know you are not being listened to, but it's hurtful. Of course, I am far from alone in this scenario - 'phubbing' was a word coined over a decade ago to describe the feeling. It also appeared as a shared frustration when I spoke to my friends, and a report by Pew Research Center reveals that 62% of 30 to 49-year-olds and 41% of those over 50 believe their partner is at least "sometimes" distracted by their mobile phone during a conversation.
