Phubbing and FOMO: a primitive impulse, bad for your marriage

By Catherine Armitage
Updated October 17 2015 - 3:08pm, first published October 9 2015 - 5:36pm
Phubbing: Even President Obama does it. Photo: Facebook/Stop Phubbing
Phubbing: Even President Obama does it. Photo: Facebook/Stop Phubbing
Mark Zuckerburg can't resist checking his phone while out with his wife Priscilla Chan Photo: StopPhubbing.com
Mark Zuckerburg can't resist checking his phone while out with his wife Priscilla Chan Photo: StopPhubbing.com

Partner phubbing - snubbing your partner by constantly checking your phone when you are with them - can damage your romantic relationship, and lead to depression, US researchers have warned.

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