Sep 17, 2008

Report: technology can be ‘berry’ addictive

A study of 6,500 traveling executives, done by Sheraton hotels, found that 35 percent of them would choose their PDA over their spouse.

Of all the possible things that can come between spouses, you can now add BlackBerrys -- or more precisely -- BlackBerry addiction to the list.

The study reveals BlackBerry's are becoming -- among other things -- the 800-pound gorilla in the bedroom.

"It can actually ruin relationships," said Dr. Susan Bartell, a psychologist and relationship expert. Bartell said couples should be interfacing more, but with each other.

"People are so focused on their PDAs, they're not focusing on what might be going wrong in their relationships," Bartell said.

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