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"Study Finds That 35 Percent Of BlackBerry And PDA Users Would Choose Their Device Over Their Spouse"
What would U chose? CLICK HERE to read the article accompanying this headline!
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Technology Can Be 'Berry, 'Berry Addictive
Study Finds That 35 Percent Of BlackBerry And PDA Users Would Choose Their Device Over Their Spouse
Of all the possible things that can come between spouses, you can now add BlackBerrys — or more precisely — BlackBerry addiction to the list.
A new study reveals BlackBerry's are becoming — among other things — the 800-pound gorilla in the bedroom.
'Berry, 'Berry, addictive?
"I live with it. I can't live without it," one New York City resident told CBS 2 HD.
Yeah … there's a reason some call 'em … CrackBerrys.
But are you having a love affair with yours?
"I am on my BlackBerry more than I see my boyfriend," one woman said.
The study of 6,500 traveling executives says 35 percent of them would choose their PDA over their spouse.
"That's a tough call," one said.
"Oh you don't want to go there," another added.
And apparently that attitude is being seen in the sack. Of those polled, 87 percent said they bring their devices into the bedroom.
Another 84 percent check their e-mails just before they go to sleep. Another 80 percent check them in the morning as soon as they get up.
"It can actually ruin relationships," said Dr. Susan Bartell, a psychologist and relationship expert. Bartell said couples should be interfacing more, but with each other.
"People are so focused on their PDAs, they're not focusing on what might be going wrong in their relationships," Bartell said.
Of those polled, 62 percent said they love their blackberry or PDA, and most of them said it makes their life more productive. However, experts suggest, for the sake of your relationship, you might occasionally …
"Turn it off, spend some time with your partner. Have a real relationship with a living human being," Bartell said.
The study was done by Sheraton hotels. Among its other findings: More than three quarters of those polled say their gadgets give them more quality time with friends and family… and help them enjoy life more.
Go figure.
There's too many things wrong with that to even try…
Kim Kardashian is a goddess. The things I'd do to that woman…
I hope my husband is not among the 35%
Below are a few lines from Obama's books, IN HIS WORDS!
From Dreams of My Father: 'I ceased to advertise my mother's race at the age of 12 or 13, when I began to suspect that by doing so I was ingratiating myself to whites.' / 'I found a solace in nursing a pervasive sense of grievance and animosity against my mother's race.' / 'There was something about him that made me wary, a little too sure of himself, maybe. And white.' / 'It remained necessary to prove which side you were on, to show your loyalty to the black masses, to strike out and name names.' / 'I never emulate white men and brown men whose fates didn't speak to my own. It was into my father's image, the black man, son of Africa , that I'd packed all the attributes I sought in myself, the attributes of Martin and Malcolm, DuBois and Mandela.'
************'I will stand with the Muslims should the political winds shift in an ugly direction.'**************
Hmmmm….NO THANKS! McCain / Palin 2008!
I just read that Sylvia Browne states:
A president elected sometime after 2008 will die in office of a heart attack.
The vice president in line to finish his term will have the unpopular and terribly mistaken intent to declare war on North Korea, which by then will have wmd's.
Those 35 percent are stupid
That's just wrong.
I CHOOSE TV!
i dont even know where to start . .
…I have neither. "Now" I know why they didn't contact me for MY response.
hey, if it vibrates….
Re: abercorey – you just scared the fuck outaa me abercorey…and no song comes to mind…
Re: abercorey –
she said this in 2005….
I'd rather have a spouse. They're avoiding people contact, intimate, social, face to face to play with a digital toy….not even a good toy like a vibrator!!!!
Re: karencarpenter –
lol Im sorry bb…I was shocked when I read that she wrote this in a book called "prophecies" in 2005……it IS scary…because that is dead-on about Palin.
Dive on a spike already….WHORE!
Re: PerezIsRetarded – "I will stand with the Muslims should the political winds shift in an ugly direction."-Fiction!
This is a corruption of a quote from Obama's book The Audacity of Hope. It is from a section that talks about the concerns of immigrants who are American citizens.
Here is the accurate and more complete quote: "Of course, not all my conversations in immigrant communities follow this easy pattern. In the wake of 9/11, my meetings with Arab and Pakistani Americans, for example, have a more urgent quality, for the stories of detentions and FBI questioning and hard stares from neighbors have shaken their sense of security and belonging. They have been reminded that the history of immigration in this country has a dark underbelly; they need specific assurances that their citizenship really means something, that America has learned the right lessons from the Japanese internments during World War II, and that I will stand with them should the political winds shift in an ugly direction."
Good thing my fiance has a simple nokia.
hes not into that crap and im GLAD.
I CAN'T FUNCTION WITHOUT MINE!!
Re: abercorey – come on…im not trying to push my views on people…but dont you think she had an agenda when saying this? come on!
plus, shes never on the money.
have you ever seen her on montel? every person in the audience sits down with an unsatisfied look on their face after hearing her answer their questions. shes so vague and NOW she wants to predict an oh-so accurate future?
dont let this crazy bat fool you!
Re: abercorey –
i didnt read your "2005" comment.LOL.
She (Kim) looks like she has a really really deep voice and her birth given name was originally Kevin
i would chose my bLackberry over Life xDDD
Re: abercorey – LOL you did not just quote a pyshcic . . . .
My husband denies any of the articles truth without even taking his eyes off his Blackberry - lol
Until my iPhone grows a vagina I'll stick with my wife.
It's sad that people actually need motivation to turn off their fucking phones and spend time with each other.
i have a blackberry curve and i must be missing something because i dont think its that special..
that comes as a shock? really? REALLY?
it is no surprise to me that people LOVE their blackberrys, not surprise at all. A lot of my friends have them and you cannot peel them from it. It isnt like its a problem, at least they are technically being social
addicted to blackberries? give me a fucking break. you're just idiots with nothing better to do. if they would really choose their device over their SO, there wasn't much to the relationship in the first place. you can't trust studies like this.
Re: SuzyFukinHomemaker – agreed. my bb curve is swell and all, but no way would i choose it over my hubby!!
Oh snap. My fiancee has a Blackberry. I guess I need to step up my game now.
People are so incredibly stupid. I hope they all get Carpal Tunnel.
I love my blackberry! But, I love my husband too!
They're just like dogs…. they don't talk back, tell you what to do, and are with you whenever you want them to be there. A man's/woman's best friend.
ok when you would pick a cell phone device over your spouse, that is a Big ASS SIGN that you need to break it up with them and keep it moving
Re: abercorey – um what date did she make this statement?
Thats a sick and sad thing.