Studies show that we pick up our phones more than 85 times a day and spend more than 25 hours online in a week.
There is no way so much time would be spent on one thing, without affecting one way or the other. Technology has changed our world and the way we see a lot of things.
And most significantly, technology has affected our relationships, both negatively and positively.
In the ancient world, before technology, relationships took time and people invested a lot of time to get their relationships to a certain level.
With the advent of technology, a single click, one video, or a really interesting post can get you millions of friends, some see this as a welcome development and others believe technology has destroyed the beauty of face to face communication.
How Does Technology Affect Relationships?
Technology has affected all the different levels of relationships. It has affected relationship both negatively and positively.
Positively, technology has accelerated the growth of relationships, made communication easier, and increased our network of friends.
Negatively, technology has led to addictions that substitute real relationships, poor etiquette, and lack of emotional visibility for social media users.
In several forms, technology has penetrated every facet of modern life and it has affected relationships on all levels.
From the electric appliances used in the home to the almighty internet Connecting people and ideas. Technology has drawn people in relationships closer and pulled them apart.
Here are some of the levels of relationships that technology has touched:
Family relationships
Technology has allowed parents to bring their work home. The internet and social media have made it possible to do a lot of jobs from home. However, this opportunity didn't draw parents and children together but created a wedge between them in most families.
Family time is being replaced by mobile phones, television and games. Used properly, technology can be a tool to pull together instead of apart.
Youth relationships
Social media has become the primary mode of communication among teens and young adults. A Shy and introverted boy can hide behind a more outgoing persona. More people spend time texting their friends instead of engaging in face to face communication.
Social media is also a place of cyber bullying, cyber crime, etc. The technology could, therefore, mean the second round of bullying or means of mending bridges with other people.
New relationships
Technology and internet had made it easier to meet new people and form stronger bonds. From platonic friendships to romantic ones, technology has given people the opportunity to meet, learn more about themselves, and generally just relax with someone.
The speed and strength of these new relationships may make them not last as long as relationships formed by face to face meeting through.
Romantic relationships
Technology has helped lovers stay in touch. Through videos pictures and text, many relationships have been able to survive long distances and time apart. However technology also place a strain on a lot of romantic relationships.
Spouses now have many things to get jealous of or raise their brows at. Technology has also given more access to other options, making it difficult for many people to stay committed in their relationship.
Technology has left its mark on all kinds of relationships in different ways.
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