Are Our Phones Ruining Dating And Relationships? | The Hook Up Podcast

Nearly 70% of you reckon that phones are causing problems in your relationships. From etiquette and icks in early dating, to feeling distant and causing tension with your long term partners - we explore how they’re impacting our love lives, whether they can create intimacy and your rules to curb your “smartphone addiction” (if that’s even a real thing). SHOW NOTES: Phone Addiction: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/ng-interactive/2024/jan/03/what-is-phone-addiction-definition-science-debate 0:00 - intro 4:39 - bring back yearning! 7:30 - phone etiquette on dates 10:22 - slow replies and ghosting 16:02 - long term partners not present 22:30 - self regulation and ADHD 24:20 - phones and intimacy 28:35 - phone addiction 32:00 - in defence of phones! 35:08 - your rules The Hook Up is an ABC podcast, produced by triple j. It is recorded on the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders past and present. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the land where we live, work, and learn.