That’s a strange crowd you know then. Most of us aren’t glued to their phones even if they are near us. A text is something you should ignore a lot of the time when you are out with people or you know if you are just busy. Adults do not send high priority things through text. They call.

It’s also rather common for adults to put their phones on silent which is typically designed to override if it receives multiple calls from the same number in a short period because that is how you communicate high priority things.

It sounds like this guy has matured and made it past the point where he is obsessed with checking his own phone constantly. That’s a good thing. That means he likely has developed into a person who has better things to do then check it constantly like a teenager. It also sounds like the op has generally matured and done the same as while she’s wondering she’s not making this a big thing as she navigates an unexpected hurdle. Good on you, op.