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My boyfriend is addicted to texting. If he’s not watching his phone for an email or text, he’s playing some stupid game, which he says relaxes him. We may be waiting for our food in a restaurant and he’s on some app while I pretend I’m not perturbed. Even watching a movie or show, he can’t keep his eyes off his cellphone. He has a serious addiction and I don’t know how to get him to pay less attention to his apps and more to me. Do you think it matters if I wait until after Valentine’s Day to text him saying I’m breaking up with him?

–Elizabeth, Seattle

When relationships rely on texting for communicating, misunderstandings can occur.

The last thing you want to do is to break up by way of a text. How would you feel if someone was that heartless to you? It is the same cold behavior you’re complaining (rightfully) about. Get this out in the open before Valentine’s Day to clear the air and move on and away from lingering arrows and future sorrows.

Its hurtful to be ignored. Stand up for yourself or move on. Be clear: There is a time to use it and a time to put it aside.

Man typing love text messages on a smartphone for Valentine’s

~Didi