Save your marriage, plant a tree

Yes, that might actually work in a world where phubbing has becoming a relationship killer

My life has become a major distraction because of my cell phone. So said a 2016 study published in the journal Computers and Human Behavior. Do you feel this way sometimes? I do. My name is Shoba Narayan and I am a cellphone-aholic. It is my go-to device for comfort, boredom (Instagram), connection (Facebook), intimacy (WhatsApp groups), and productivity (Notes). I have 43 apps, each of which guarantees a dopamine hit (a feel-good hormone), and many of which I rarely use. But like fenugreek in the kitchen, it is good to have them there.

Using a cellphone in bed is a common point of discord among couples(Photo Imaging: Parth Garg)

Phubbing is a portmanteau of phone-snubbing, which is ignoring the person with you in favour of your phone