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What is Phubbing? Is it affecting your Relationships?

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   While being with a person, we all have a habit of using our mobile phones. While doing that we tend to neglect the person we are with. The users don't even understand that they are ignoring that person. This is known as 'Phubbing'. Many times phubbing may lead to distance in relationship.    The term ' Phubbing ' is coined by combination of two words - Phone and Snubbing. Overusage of phones (basically smartphones) and affinity towards the digital or virtual worlds are the two basic reasons responsible for phubbing.    Instead of having a quality conversation with the person close to us, having interest in virtual world or in middle of any important work or communication repeatedly checking on phone are some of the symptoms of phubbing.     In any relation, it is important to communicate with each other. Instead of talking personally with the people we stay or hang out with, the communication takes place virtually with the help of in...