"It makes me bored and annoyed when my boyfriend keeps staring at his smartphone when we are on a date," said 27-year-old office worker Han Hyung-young.
About half of those surveyed said they had had fights with their boyfriend or girlfriend because of smartphones.
Twitter or Facebook was the main offender for 44.5 percent of respondents. About 32.8 percent had fights when their boyfriend or girlfriend became obsessed with their smartphone, and 14.1 percent said spending money on applications and mobile accessories was the reason for fights.
About 4.7 percent had had a fight over their boyfriend or girlfriend stalking their ex.
"It is possible that your girlfriend can find out what you have been doing by reading your posts on Twitter or Facebook which you definitely don't want her to know," said 30-year-old office worker Choi Hee-jung.
"I've heard that a couple got in trouble when a girlfriend found out her boyfriend was flirting with girls on 'Who's Here.'"
"Who's Here" is an application which enables you to make contact with people nearby.
"We need to think about what's missing in our daily lives flooded with communications -- whether we are neglecting our loved ones,"
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