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Original poster

to want to stand of my b/fs iphone whilst wearing a pair of sharp stilettos?

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Ladyanonymous · 18/05/2010 14:17

OMG...are these things THE most anti-social gadget known to man?

Is it just me? This is really beginning to fucking infuriate me!!!

What do you do without nagging?!

Every time I turn my head to look at my beloved he is transfixed by the bloody thing, updating himself on some score of a sport he doesn't even watch, or something on eBay he probably had no intention of ever buying?!

I have a colleague who has one too, who is constantly on bloody Facebook - to the point where at our Xmas dinner the sodding thing was sat on the table and she updated her FB status - constantly - in my book that is just plain fucking rude!!

And breathe.................

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GypsyMoth · 18/05/2010 14:18

get yourself one!!! go on...

Chandra · 18/05/2010 14:19

meet with them in phone free areas

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Ladyanonymous · 18/05/2010 14:20

I did want one before this but seeing other people with them has really put me off....I don't want to be an anti-social, rude cow.

I swear we (society) are losing the ability to communicate with each other when we are face to face.....

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rubyrubyruby · 18/05/2010 14:21

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lostinwales · 18/05/2010 14:22

You are right it is insufferably rude. I became the owner of one of these evil devices and it is so HARD not to constantly check stuff. I have to kick myself to stop playing with it, they are the work of the devil, but they feel soooo nice to hold, and the apps, and itunes and FB and my email

muggglewump · 18/05/2010 14:22

YANBU, I hate anyone with phone obsession, iphone or any other type.

rubyrubyruby · 18/05/2010 14:24

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WorzselMummage · 18/05/2010 14:27

Df and I are terrible For fiddling with our iPhones. I'm really looking forward to out holiday so we can put they away for 2 weeks and have done actual conversation !

It's not just iPhones though. I went out gor a meal on ssturday even and had to watch my friend text a bloke she's known for 3 weeks every 10 minutes while we were eating

MmeLindt · 18/05/2010 14:28

YABU

I have one and am not addicted

also not mnetting in the bath right now

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Ladyanonymous · 18/05/2010 14:31

We are going for dinner with my parents on Saturday as it is their Ruby Wedding anniversary, it will be his second time of meeting them.

If I even see the fucking thing over dinner I think I will find it difficult not to "accidently" knock a bottle glass of wine over it.

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whoneedssleepanyway · 18/05/2010 14:33

my OH is the same, i hate it. he will be giving the girls their dinner and playing on it at the same time, drives me nuts.

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Ladyanonymous · 18/05/2010 14:35

The thing is - you would think he would text/phone back fairly promptly wouldn't you - Seeing as the thing is surgically attached to his hand - does he? Does he fuck!?

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Pennies · 18/05/2010 14:39

By Ladyanonymous Tue 18-May-10 14:20:35
I swear we (society) are losing the ability to communicate with each other when we are face to face.....

LOL! Sorry - but you have to see the irony of posting that on an anonymous forum....

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Ladyanonymous · 18/05/2010 14:41

that was why I had a thought process and used the phrase "when we are face to face".........

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catinboots · 18/05/2010 15:52

YANBU. I think it is vile when you are trying to have a conversation with someone and they sit there tapping on their silly Iphone,

Bimble · 18/05/2010 16:02

I too am an Iphone widow....even my 4yr old asks to use it now as DH has downloaded an ap called Ichihuahua to keep her amused on car journeys...

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Ladyanonymous · 18/05/2010 16:49

Do any of the widows ever mention it/say anything?

Or do we just resign ourselves...???

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BritFish · 18/05/2010 17:08

sorry, but whenever i see a person with an iphone i automatically judge them for having more money and interest in branding than sense. sorry

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Ladyanonymous · 18/05/2010 17:16

To be fair to my b/f on that point BritFish his isn't an "actual" iphone - but it may as well be - it is as annoying!!

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butterscotch · 18/05/2010 17:17

Get one best things in the world! I love mine! However in company I don't play! Its invalueable when out and about! So many apps so useful!

passmyglassplease · 18/05/2010 17:43

once, we were getting fruity and the iphone rang, he talk the call !!!!!

he didn't do it ever ever again

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Ladyanonymous · 18/05/2010 17:44

His has come to bed with us ...

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MamaGlee · 18/05/2010 17:46

its very rude to text/fanny around with any phone when you're with company IMO~

my mate does it all the time, I'm tempted to ram it up her arse next time i see it

Alouiseg · 18/05/2010 17:50

They are the best. Most addictive. Design led. Beautiful. Tactile. Useful. Gadget known to (wo)man.

Suggest that dh acquires one for you or an ipod touch so that you can feel the force

BritFish · 18/05/2010 17:52

oh ladyanonymous, thats better to me somehow. my DH wants one but i told him its grounds for divorce. he has a Blackberry [or Crackberry] instead. which is bad, but at least i can get him to put it down once in a while.