Even though you may not have it up to your ear, or even on, the mere presence of your cell phone while talking to a stranger makes your conversation less meaningful. An interesting study discovered you're less trusted when your cell phone is within view.
This is a real downside when trying to meet someone new at a party or bar.
"It kind of sends a message that I could stop talking to you at any moment and start another conversation," a researcher told Live Science.
Here's an easy fix -- turn off the phone and hide it. I know, torture, right?
Dave Kent
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Email: davekent@wmyi.com
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My career started while in college at a little Top 40 station in Clare, Michigan. After Clare, it was on to Saginaw, Michigan, a decade in Kalamazoo (yes, there really is...), north to Grand Rapids, and then south to Greenville, where I'm excited to take over afternoons on MY 102.5!! I met the love of my life in Kalamazoo at a wine festival, and we married in September 2001. We now have two kids and a pet dog.
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Helloooo! Welcome to MY PAGE! My own little chunk of the World Wide Web. It's very exciting.
My career started while in college at a little Top 40 station in Clare, Michigan (the Gateway to the North). Not only was I a weekend DJ, but I was also the station janitor. No kidding! I did what was needed to break into the biz, even if it included scrubbing toilets.
After Clare, it was on to Saginaw, Michigan, a decade in Kalamazoo (yes, there really is...), north to Grand Rapids, and then south to Greenville, where I'm excited to take over afternoons on MY 102.5!!!
I met the love of my life in Kalamazoo at a wine festival. Kelcey told me on that first night: "You'll never meet a girl in Kalamazoo." Apparently not... that night! But I won her over with my charm, wit, and a great deal of wine. We married in September of 2001. She's my best friend.
Born: Troy, Michigan
Wife: Kelcey Carlson, anchor/reporter WRAL-TV
Pets: Dog- Phil Stubbs!
Kids: Two! Charlie, born in 2007, and Kellen, born in 2011
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