Never thought it would be that way, did you? The Facebook, MySpace, Instant Messaging era. All of you experience it; don’t deny it. You’re going on errands and you have your trusty smartphone in your pocket. While heading for the grocery store, it buzzes. It’s your significant other.
He (she) wants to know where you are, what you’re doing, where you’re going, who you’re with, when you’re going to be home, wondering if you want to have some lunch or dinner, whether or not you fed the cat (or dog), your opinion on global warming and the effect it has on Kiwi birds. That sort of thing.
Needless to say, you’re annoyed. You just want a little time to yourself, not have to use your voice to talk. Just run an errand all by yourself! But, noooooooo, you keep getting calls, texts, instant messages, pings, pokes, prods, and other wonderful internet lingo communication, from your significant other.
No one would not be annoyed. But know this: it’s not your fault. Take one good look at your smartphone.
Understand that back during the time of the United States Civil War, men left their wives to go fight for a year, two years, three years at a time. There was no fast transportation back home. There were no cell phones. Just some parchment and a pen.
Imagine how ‘hard’ it was for the wife to not know how things were going for her husband! Well, maybe not that hard. She survived without texting, instant messaging, calling, poking, prodding, and picking at her significant other every ten minutes while he would go to the store to pick up a gallon of milk. Yes, definitely not that hard.
