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Friend finds FB far more interesting than real people in the room.

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Earthymama · 19/05/2010 10:57

A good friend has been through a hell of a lot of stressful things over the last few years. DP and I have been there for her & the family and she has supported us too. (makes our lives seem very dramatic, it has been a "I could write a book" period)
Friend has been an avid FB fan for ages but since she got an iPhone it is a real pain. She is constantly checking her phone, only gives half of her attention to you when you tell her something, insists on telling you what people you have never met are saying about situations you don't know about.
She has brought her phone to the table on the last two occasions she has eaten here and consulted it frequently.
So AIBU to be cross? We've teased her about it, hoping she would realise how rude she is, to no avail. I get so wound up at the sheer bad manners and the implication that DP are of no real interest to her.
But I love her dearly, she's a good laugh, intelligent and challenging in a good way.
What should I do? I am rubbish at confrontation.

OP posts:
Anniegetyourgun · 19/05/2010 11:14

Oh god, if it wasn't Facebook, your friend could be me

Try telling her that it is a RULE in your house that nobody brings telephones to the table - say perhaps that it's to set a good example to the kids? She has the choice then, either leave the phone in her bag or not to go out to dinner!

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