So out at dinner the other night, and I'm reading some emails on my phone. She wasn't talking when I picked my phone up...for the record. I start hearing chatter. "Blah blah blah, blah blah, blah-blah. ...what do you think?"
"What do I think about what?" I say.
She repeats her...STATEMENT. Yes statement. There was nothing to think about and I told her that in similar words. She says " I know, I just throw that in sometimes to see if you are listening"
So, I had to explain that if she's sees my phone in my hand, and I'm staring at it...it means I'm most like reading something. I don't very often stare at the blank black screen while carefully listening to what is happening around me. It's best to get my attention before you start making your statements. I'm not a very good reader and it takes most of my concentration. "You might as well say nothing at all if I'm reading something on my phone"
"That's ALL the time!" She says.
"Exactly"