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12 days ago · New York
Is your partner on their phone and ignoring you? I’ve got a buzzword for that
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. The Guardian UK is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to New York. The first report grouped here was at 5 Oct 2026, 10:00 UTC. The headline in use is “Is your partner on their phone and ignoring you? I’ve got a buzzword for that”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
From microcheating to quiet quitting to weaponised incompetence, new terms to describe relationship failings are abundant. But that doesn’t mean there’s not space for some more...
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- First reported by The Guardian UK
Is your partner on their phone and ignoring you? I’ve got a buzzword for that
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- The Guardian