Has your significant other ever said this to you?  Or have you said this to someone else? Often it is not that we are purposely ignoring the other person, it’s just that our minds are busy doing something else. 

Many people believe empathy is one of society’s most highly valued virtues because it connects us and allows us to function and live together in society. In our disconnected, virtual way of living, we slowly lose touch with others and start to see everything as a little less real.