Don’t keep hanging on the telephone
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There’s a new study on romantic relationships titled “My life has become a major distraction from my cell phone.”
And it finds – perhaps not surprisingly – that looking at your phone a lot while in the presence of your partner leads to a serious decline in your romantic relationship.
In their weekly conversation, WHYY’s Maiken Scott and psychologist Dan Gottlieb discuss the findings.
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