“Is this the person you want to watch stare at their phone the rest of your life?”

People never seem to look up from their phones. “Before you get married ask yourself: is this the person you want to watch stare at their phone the rest of your life?” is a jocular line that was posted on Twitter by Julius Sharpe‏  on May 25, 2013.
   
“Anybody have plans to stare at their phone somewhere exciting this weekend?” and “I’m having people over to stare at their phones later if you want to come by” are related sayings.
   
     
Twitter 
Julius Sharpe‏
@juliussharpe
Before you get married ask yourself: is this the person you want to watch stare at their phone the rest of your life?
1:11 PM - 25 May 2013
 
Twitter
Official MissMel‏
@MissMel96
Ha! RT @juliussharpe: Before you get married ask yourself: is this the person you want to watch stare at their phone the rest of your life?
1:12 PM - 25 May 2013
 
Funny Status
Before you get married ask yourself: is this the person…
May 26, 2013 Relationship Status Updates
Before you get married ask yourself: is this the person you want to watch stare at their phone the rest of your life?
     
Twitter
Not Will Ferrell‏
@itsWillyFerrell
Before you get married, ask yourself; Is this the person you want to watch stare at their phone the rest of your life?
4:30 PM - 3 Nov 2013
 
Twitter
Will Ferrell‏
@Will___Ferrell
Before you get married ask yourself: is this the person you want to watch stare at their phone the rest of your life?
5:11 AM - 20 Dec 2013
   
Google Books
Getting Ready for Marriage:
A Practical Road Map for Your Journey Together
By Jim Burns and Doug Fields
Colorado Springs, CO: David Cook
2014
Pg. 102:
Comedian Will Ferrell once tweeted, “Before you get married ask yourself: is this the person you want to watch stare at their phone the rest of your life?”
 
Twitter
Bill Murray‏
@BiIIMurray
Before you get married ask yourself: is this the person you want to watch stare at their phone the rest of your life?
9:29 AM - 4 Jul 2017