There probably hasn’t been a better relationship killing device ever invented than the Blackberry. And now I have a survey to prove it!

The Chicago Tribune had a great article on the subject and Rewind with Anna Davlantes featured an illuminating segment on it so I felt the need to weigh in on it.

If you have not seen what all the hub bub is all about then let me fill you in. Never fail Inc commissioned a survey on Blackberry use among Americans. What they found while not surprising to me is nonetheless scary:

• One out of three would prefer time with their Blackberry than their spouse
• Four out of five have used it while driving and in the bathroom
• 11% have deferred to it while romantically involved with another person
• Almost one out of six have used it at a funeral

If this doesn’t give one pause, I don’t know what will. Does the term Blackberry widow send shudders down your spine? If not, then you ought to stop reading anything I write NOW.

I feel like I’m beating a dead horse, but I see today’s technology as a catch 22. We can’t live with it and we can’t live without it. I guess its just like the early days of the internet: ubiquitous. Yet, no matter how many bars you have, your phone and your computer will only break you and your loved ones apart. I feel like I’m on an island yet the stats continue to back me up.

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