I'd Rather Be Alone Than Unhappy

I love him, but I don't love when he is staring at the screen when I'm trying to make conversation. This bothers me, and I shouldn't have to tell him time and again that I want him to look at me when we're having a conversation. I feel alone in the same room with him a lot. It's not fair. I wait for him to respond to me, and don't feel I should have to do something drastic for him to actually give me his undivided attention. It's been this way for a while, and he keeps saying he wants to get better, but I wonder if that's to put me at ease.