Dear Queenie,
When I go somewhere with a certain friend she keeps texting with her boyfriend all the time we’re together. When I complain about being ignored she tells me I don’t understand what it’s like to be in a relationship.
Queenie, I’m not jealous, I just think she’s being rude. Am I wrong to feel this way?—Texting Etty Ket
Dear Etty Ket,
You are not wrong. Good manners require giving your first attention to the person you are with.
Of course, it is possible your friend is afraid to let her boyfriend go more than a few minutes without some sort of communication with him, lest he find some other object of his attention. Why not ask her if that is the case, and see what her reaction is?
