Dear Queenie,
It’s getting harder and harder to socialize with people these days because they’re always on their cell phones answering calls or checking their e-mail or texting or checking what’s going on on social media.
Queenie, when you’re with someone in person shouldn’t you put your phone away and concentrate on the person you are with?—Disgusted
Dear Disgusted,
Of course you should, but some people are so addicted to their “smart phones” that they just cannot put them down. Feel free to ask them to do so. Or arrange to meet with them in a “phone free” area.
But it also is up to you to try to be a more interesting companion than their electronic devices.
