It seems like every couple I see use cell phones to communicate. I feel that owning and using one is like a prerequisite to being in a relationship. The stats say that almost 50 % (shocked that the percent is this low..I thought it was much higher, and that is reason for my concern below) of Americans own cell phones, but I would guess that the percent is higher for those between 20 and 40...and probably even higher for those in relationships (?).
Given all that, how important is owning and using a cell phone in getting a maintaining a pretty girl and how much will not using a cell phone work against me in getting and maintaing a girl (and friends for that matter)?
Here is why I ask:
I use to use a cell phone all the time, but I quit about a year ago because I became concerned about their possible bad effects (the RF emissions near your body) on human health. Of course, they say that there's no proof that they are harmful to humans, but that sounds kinda vague and misleading to me. Cigerattes were probably similarly regarded for a long time and some people weren't convinced that there was an association between they're use and disease.
Anyway, I'm not as concerned about occasionally missing out on social events or conversations because I don't have one ( I'm not into long conversations on the phone anyway). My main concern is what pepole will think of me and regard me because of my attitude toward cell phone safety. I'm not the type that would tell someone not to use one, but I just concerned that if they ask me why I don't use mine except in emergenices, and I tell them the real reason why, that they'll think I'm a nut. Also, I don't want a girl who would otherwise like me, to dislike because of my attitude about cellphones, or have it ruin a relationsihp.
So, more questions:
Is there anyway I can maintain my attitude toward still cell phones and still have people accept me without or will I just have to start using one?
If any women read this, how would your feelings about a guy change once you found out that he didn't use a cell phones for my reason?
Finally, I've thought about lying about why I don't use one or just making some technical rebuttals if someone bugs me about it. I would hate to lie about such a stupid thing, especially because I run the risk of eventually saying a contradiction, which would look really bad.
