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How rude is it....
...to answer a text/call while talking with someone? I was just curious on other peoples' opinions... Well I was talking with my H earlier and we were in the middle of a conversation. His cell beeped, text, and he totally stops talking with me and checks his phone. So I'm sitting there, waiting... Finally after he gets back to me, I ask him to finish his story.. Afterwards I tell him that it was very rude of him to interrupt our conversation to answer a text. Just my opinion. Not the end of the world at all, not making it one.
BUT, what is your guys' opinions on it?? I think that when people do that they are basically saying that I can wait and whatever is on the phone is more important. I take it as extremely rude. I'm sure we all do it... 
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Now- people do take advantage of this. There are people who really CAN NOT be seperate from their phones and their phones always take precedence over the person in front of them. These kind of people are probably more on the "rude" side of things.
But - I'm a mom. Many of my friends are moms. I'm not bothered when they check their phone, or leave it out in case whoever has their kid calls or texts. My DH - eh, we tend to be a bit more lax about this when w/ one another. We're with each other SO much, I don't care if he checks or even replies to a text quickly.
But if I'm w/ a friend who I've haven't seen in months and they are constantly checking their phone "just because" - then yeah, I'm going to be annoyed.
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Yeah, that would bug me. Let him know that you'd like him to try to check texts after you finish talking. If he can't do it, that seems like quite the problem. But maybe he just doesn't realize how much it bothers you. My DH is very easily distracted in general, so I get how annoying it is to be talking and get interrupted by something minor.
Usually I would consider it okay for someone to answer the phone, providing they excused themselves, as phone calls are generally more urgent than texts. If someone really needs to talk to you now, they will phone instead of text. It drives me absolutely crazy when people send texts while out for coffee, supper, etc. I agree with the PP who said it makes whoever is on the receiving end of the text seem more important than the person they are physically with. Surely you can at least wait until a break in conversation or until your hour or two are up.
I don't answer texts or calls when I am with my DH or other people/person who I think deserve my undivided attention. The only 2 caveats are if my kids are with a baby sitter or I am expecting an important call (related to someone's health or to some financial/legal matter that I absolutely need to be on).
With the two caveats I always tell the person I am with that A. My kids are with a sitter and I will check my phone or B. I am expecting a call for XYZ and could they please excuse me.
I love technology, but I do not think it means we are freed up from manners just because it is so prevalent.
People who check their messages/texts/emails nearly constantly: WHY?
People who check to see who texts and is constantly texting this one or that one.
And don't get me started on those who text during an important meeting, a date or while driving or walking.
Put the phone away; check and see who has contacted you during your lunch hour and when you get home.
This! For me and DH I don't really mind unless we are having a serious talk. But it drives me INSANE when I am out with a friend and they are on their phone, answering every text that comes along. I took my one friend to a festival she wanted to go to, an hour away, and she was on her phone the whole time, texting another friend. At our wedding, our best man's FI played on her phone and texted the whole time. In my opinion, all of that is painfully rude.