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Why I Broke Up With Siri

Siri and I had been together for a long time. I remember the day my daughter said “Ma, you have to get with the times and get an iPhone. That flip phone is outdated.”

 

I finally caved and purchased my first iPhone. It’s amazing how quickly we adapt because it didn’t take long for me to “love my phone” and embrace its many features. One of my favorites was Siri. Hey Siri - what time is it, hey Siri whats the weather in…., hey Siri is it raining, hey Siri is it snowing, hey Siri how do you spell, hey Siri what does …mean? You get my drift right, I was dependent on Siri, very dependent. It was my go to.  

 

Then one day I swear Siri got sick of me and started responding in rude tones with responses like “wait a minute” or “I don’t know” or not responding at all. I started saying things like who you talking to or that was rude or even saying hey Siri multiple times with no response. Siri was like nope, sick of you, I’m out. 

 

Note: I was always polite and would even say hey Siri - thank you. And Siri would say you’re welcome. 

 

Tired of female Siri’s bad attitude, I said Siri you’re getting too familiar so I fired my female  Siri and switched to a male  with a soft  English accent. Oh I was right back in the groove, male Siri was responsive and polite. 

 

Guess I was too much in the groove cause my man started behaving in the same rude way only worse. Sometimes he was so stubborn he wouldn’t respond for hours at a time. I was stunned, my thoughts were “oh so now I’m restricted to how many times I can say Hey Siri?” My mind was having a real good tantrum with Siri. Lol

 

So what did I do? I said forget you Siri I’m quite capable of finding out what I need to know for myself. I   DON’T   NEED   YOU! And with a tap of my fingers male Siri was fired too.

 

Now here’s the thing. I missed Siri. A lot. And boy I was so tempted to tap that button and renew my dependence with Siri. It took a while before I beat the “Hey Siri” crave. 

 

Then it hit me. What Siri and I had  was like a relationship. I knew Siri so well and depended on it without thinking about it. 

 

Knowing a person so well the we depend on them with sometimes unconscious dependence, or you may start feeling you’re being taken for granted and the resentment starts to slowly build.  How many times have you seen, heard, read or even experienced yourself; someone saying you’re taking me for granted or I feel unappreciated and it’s not acknowledged. What kind of defensive behavior begins to be exhibited?

 

I was floored, that’s how I was treating Siri and Siri said enough. Really!

 

Now the other side of the coin was how difficult it was to not hit that button and reactivate Siri. 

 

Another lightbulb moment. We do the same thing in a bad relationship. For whatever reason the relationship has ended. There can be so many things put in front of you to make you feel you want to change your mind. Memories are powerful! That was Siri and I. Siri was my go to, it’s 4:00 am, I’m rushing and I need to know the time. Hey Siri - no response. 

 

So tempted to reactivate Siri? My mind says don’t do it, set an alarm. 

 

Uh oh- new relationship? LOL 

 

Have you ever had a “Siri” moment? What’s a “resist” strategy you use? 

 

Ronnie 

ronnie.powermuzicradio@gmail.com