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My wife's attention span has gone to shit thanks to short form videos like that. From vine to ticktock to whatever Facebook version she uses now, I've gotten to the point where if she picks up her phone while we're talking, I'll just stop talking until she looks up. If we're whatching a new movie or show, I'll pause it until she puts the phone down.
Sometimes it takes her several minutes to realize what she's doing.
I'm so fucking tired of having to pause things to explain what we just watched because she was too busy watching some asshole drop a glass of milk onto the floor for a joke. I'm tired of having to repeat myself because she "needed stimulation" and decided the conversation we ~~are~~ were actively having isn't good enough.
So now I just don't bother. If she's interested, she'll ask. If it's important, I'll tell her to put the phone down because it's important.