In today's contemporary world, there is a significant inclination of individuals towards excessive usage of internet and text messages for communication instead of physical face to face communication. These social networking chat platforms are highly addictive ,especially our younger generation is stuck with it everyday . Undoubtedly, this phenomenon is on the rise adversely affecting our society's way of socializing, this essay will examine the pro's and cons along with presenting opinion with real life instances and suggest some ways on how to control this.