You don't realize it but you do it every day, nonstop.

Every day, probably majority of Americans wake up and get on their phones and scroll through Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest, Facebook, etc. We do this throughout the day and more than likely before we go to bed. We have become so fascinated with social media. But what you don't realize is you're cheating on your significant other. You are too busy scrolling through the lives of other people, while you are with them. You are curious what they were wearing, who they were with, where they are, etc.

Couples have lost that time with one another when they are with each other. Social media has become part of their relationship.

When couples go on dates nowadays, more than likely while you are waiting for your food to be prepared, or that movie to start that you got there early for, you are probably on your phone. You are at that time where you're more focused on your phone than the fact that someone who cares for you, wants you to focus on them and not your cell phone screen. They are wanting to spend quality time with you and not you on your cell phone.

What happened to couples communicating to one another and spending time with them, without their cell phone? What would relationships be like if they sat their phone to the side while spending time with their significant other?

Our generation seems to be so fascinated with social media. We have become busy with being nosy in other people's lives, we forget to stay nosy in our own lives with the people we love. We forget sometimes that we can go 30 minutes without our phones, to take that time to be dialed in our significant other's life.

We should go back to dates that weren't Netflix and chill. We should go star gazing, take a road trip, go to your local frozen yogurt shop, or just talk to one another.

Why don't we stop putting our social media in front of our relationship? What problems could end in relationships if we took the time to put our phone down? What would happen if instead of spending those minutes or hours on your phone, and put that focus towards your significant other?

I for one, am guilty of not putting my phone away sometimes when I am around my boyfriend. I am too busy scrolling through Twitter, Snapchat or Instagram sometimes. Instead I should spend those twenty to thirty minutes focusing and talking to him. I can always scroll through my social media but I won't always have that time with him.

Even though we aren't cheating by sneaking around with another person,etc, are we not cheating ourselves time on our significant other?