Board Thread:Eureka Moments/@comment-44706065-20200130194035/@comment-44123106-20200202181908

I go out to dinner on a semi-regular basis with an ex-boyfriend of mine. Until recently, he would be checking his phone at the table - he did this when we were going out as well. Back then, I used to just keep talking, but he just didn't listen; on several occasions, I reached across the table and took the phone out of his hands. This didn;t cure him of his rudeness.

What cured him was that one evening, I had watched him on his phone for 10 minutes when I decided "if I can't beat him..." and pulled my phone out of my handbag. The result? He immediately - and I mean immediately - put his away and started talking to me. It works every time!

By contrast, my neice will turn to her phone in the middle of a conversation, when I'm answering a question she's asked. It's getting to the point that I can't be bothered even trying to have a conversation with her. Which is sad, but I'm fed up of saying things three times.