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Last summer, John Cena announced that he was retiring from the WWE following a farewell tour that included Royal Rumble and WrestleMania 41, where he won a record-breaking 17th World Championship. The tour began at the start of the year and saw Cena do a shocking heel turn, which means he went from being a good guy to siding with The Rock and becoming a bad guy. It was some excellent fan service.
Cena is full of advice lately. During a very charming interview with Us Weekly at the Amazon Upfronts to represent his super fun series, Peacemaker, the subject of date night came up. John and his wife, Shay Shariatzadeh, have been married since 2020. John’s biggest dating advice? To leave “your f’n phone” at home and be present!
[John] Cena opened up about his personal life and the time he spends outside the ring with his wife, Shay Shariatzadeh.
“Honestly it could be so simple,” Cena told Us Weekly at Amazon Upfronts. “Put your f’n phone at home. Not in your pocket, I don’t even bring it with me. You only need one person to dial 911, so only one phone, that way we’re both present. And when you’re there, you’re there.
“If your mind is scattered, and you’re not ready yet, take like a 5-minute (break), tell the person you’re with like ‘man I don’t know if I’m in the headspace to be here’, but when you’re there, you’re there.”
Cena and Shariatzadeh have been married since 2020. The two began dating after Cena and the women’s pro wrestler known as Nikki Bella separated.
The no phones thing is solid advice. My family and I generally go out to eat once a week at a local family bar-and-grill type restaurant. I’ve seen couples and families sitting at tables, all on their phones and tablets, and wondered why they’re wasting the money to sit there and not talk to each other. But, to each their own. Mr. Rosie and I have done date nights where we’ve agreed not to take out our phones and we’ve had great conversationsm. We’ve also had dates where we were tired from a long week and understood that our weariness was not indicative of the company. It’s all about balance.
Anyway, I also love that he threw the whole “only one person needs to call 911 thing” in there as an after-thought. That is definitely something that mostly women think of needing a cell phone for, right? I am super in agreement with not taking your phone out on a date, but my mind always goes to, ”But what if there is an emergency?” Leaving your phone at home is a luxury for men.
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Only men can say that. specially if you have children , you need your phone
Came here to say this. I agree with JC that the phone shouldn’t be present, but I think most people can keep theirs in a pocket/book. Needing a phone to call, look something up, for reservations, to pay parking/ other stuff… leaving it completely at home is not handy. It shouldn’t interfere with talking and connecting though.
You don’t need to leave your phone at home. You just need to practice some self-control and respect for other people’s company.
Women should always have their phones with them on a first date or even any date. Turn it off, put it somewhere handy, but have it with you.
Other people have phones too in an emergency. Restaurants have phones.
My thing is not being able to read the menu if it is a QR code!!!
But great advice, really.