Would you consider it rude to always be on your phone while with someone else? I think constantly being on your phone sends a message that you don't care about the other person's company. I know a lot of people who would agree that it's rude but I also know some that see no problem with it and if someone doesn't like the fact that they're on the phone then oh well. It's even worse when someone almost never responds to your messages but then that same person responds to other people's messages immediately.

In a way, it shows that they don't really care about you. They don't see you as valuable, if anything they see you as disposable and I question how close someone really feels if they do this all the time. People are allowed to talk to whoever they want, no one can control someone else but at the same time it shows a lack of respect for the other person's time. I've been with people who constantly text on their phones to the point where I'm basically ignored, I start thinking what's the point of hanging out if they're going to text constantly.

They may as well just go hang out with whoever they're texting, clearly they don't want you there and it shows that they may not feel close to you. It's one thing to reply to a message here and there every so often, but to constantly be on your phone to the point of ignoring someone who you're with is just rude in my opinion. When this occurs, I actually distance myself from those who do this all the time. I don't develop hatred towards them, but I do come to the conclusion that they don't really value my time as much as someone else who they'd rather be with.

At times it can get so bad that it may appear that the person only hangs out with you when they have no other better options and you're more of a back up or last resort to them. I don't get mad at them but I do pull away. Again, people can hang out with whoever they want. They can talk to whoever they want as well. No one can control who you talk to, but it can give off a subtle message that they really don't care to be with you. I wouldn't consider these people anything more than casual friends at best and may not even be considered that.