Keeping it in your pants

[VanessaofBC]

Top 10 smartphone etiquette tips for a first date
(besides the obvious, just keep it off!)

We're geeks. We get it. Our phones, be they Android, BlackBerry, iPhone, or Windows Phone, are among the most important things in our lives. We use them for everything, all the time. But in some situations our phones can get in the way, like on a first date. So, from one geek to another, I'm going to share ten basic tips on how to keep your smartphone from ruining a potentially great new relationship... by keeping it in your pants!

Here are the bullet points, watch the video for the details! http://www.androidcentral.com/keeping-it-your-pants-top-10-smartphone-etiquette-tips-first-date

1. Don't use your phone during a first date. Your attention should be on the person you're with, not the device in your hand.
2. Turn your ringer off. Turn vibration off. Turn notifications off. Go into bedside mode, do not disturb mode, or whatever it takes to keep your phone quiet.
3. Turning your phone away isn't as good as putting it away. Really, it has to be out of sight to be out of mind.
4. If you're expecting an emergency call, be upfront about it. Knowing really is half the battle.
5. $#!+ happens. If you forget to turn your phone off and it goes off, apologize, put it away, and get back to your date.
6. If your date leaves the area, that's not an excuse to jump back to your phone. If you do decide to text your friend, make sure you don't get caught.
7. And don't post anything to a public social network your date might see, especially not without their consent.
8. If your date leaves their phone behind, that's also not an invitation to start snooping. Take a deep breath and leave their phone alone.
9. Pay attention to your date. Keep eye contact. Use their name. Make sure they feel like the most important person in the room.
10. Know when to break the rules. If your date wants a picture, to bump phones for contacts, to set up a second date, then do it!

There they are, my tips for how to have a great, phone-free first date. I'd love to hear your tips too, so hit up the comments and tell me what you think! (Especially if you have any juicy phone-related dating stories to share!!)

 

[Ray]

It's not even on a first date, it's basic courtesy even if you're out with friends.

I've lost track of the number of times I've gotten together with friends, and we don't hang out as much as we used to when we were younger, and at a bar or restaurant, we're sitting in silence as everyone is texting or checking messages. Put it away!

 

[luvsdaty]

1st date? more like all the time,it's so rude and annoying when your date is dicking around with there phone. It's a pet peeve of mine.

 

[Ms.Lolita Monroe]

Some of my friends are so obsessed with their phones, it bugs the hell out of me. People get engrossed in their phones and forget that there is an actual real person right in front of them. I will always put my phone away when I am out for dinner with a friend and if I have to send a msg or two I will apologize and tell them why I am doing it(even if it is my best friend).

I have told friends and their reaction is usually "really???! is it that bad?!"
I think half the time people do not even realize that over using their phones can easily escalate to rudeness. It is a bit sad that everyday it is becoming more of an accepted social norm.

 

[VanessaofBC]

I have to admit. I am into food porn, so a lot of times my phone is out so I can get some good food shots.

People who know me know that though.

 

[Ms.Lolita Monroe]

people still date???

ound::clap2:

 

[Ray]

New rule.

Anytime you're out with a group of people, everyone lay their phone face down on the table. First one to pick up the phone picks up the tab for the evening.

 

[Ray]

I like it!