I'm in a committed relationship with my phone

Millennials are being raised in a very digital time frame - which opens the doors for a lot of things such as ways to stay connected with everyone and endless information available at our fingertips. A different way of life from what generations before us knew in young adulthood. But as for these young adults, technology is no longer a tool for endless possibilities; it is an entity to escape from real life interaction.

You'll notice this more and more as you become more aware. Whether you are waiting in line at the grocery store, sitting at a restaurant, walking down the street, a vast majority of people are head down, glaring at a lite screen.

We can no longer separate our relatives whether it is work, school, friends, family, partners, etc. All of our realities have now morphed together thanks to the power of the web.

But relationships are suffering due to the cyber world and it is very easy to not notice a common denominator for all of these complications. We are losing our ability to communicate IRL with one another and thus a chunk of healthy conversation is instantly cut out. It is not the technology itself, it is how we choose to use it and let it rule our lives.

It is becoming increasingly important when entering a relationship to not let the cyber world be a barrier placed between you and your partner, and in order to do so - you must set guidelines.

-Do not confuse digital intimacy for REAL intimacy.

-Set ground rules in the beginning that the details of your relationship and personal life are no one's business but your own.

-Do NOT compare your relationship to other's that you see online.

-POWER DOWN when you are spending time with your partner.



You'll never know what you are missing when you are looking down.

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