Nowadays the way many people interact with each other has changed because of technology. In what ways has technology affected the types of relationships people make? Has this become a positive or negative development

These days, the relationship people have with each other has been affected by advancements in

technology

. There are several ways in which our relationships have been affected and I believe that

this

has been negative. Relationships have changed in the following ways. One of the major ways is that nowadays people have more acquaintances and fewer close friends.

For example

, many people may have hundreds and thousands of friends on social media websites like Facebook as it is easy to connect through these websites.

However

, most of these people are not really close friends at all.

In addition

,

technology

has led to less face-to-face interaction between people. Because using social media sites has become an integral part of the lives of many people these days and connecting with others has become so much easier

as a result

of

such

sites, most people spend more time online chatting with their friends than actually meeting them face-to-face. I believe that the above changes have been negative for the following reasons. In the

first

place, people now feel lonelier as they spend more time with the computer rather than with other human beings. Studies have shown that people need real face-to-face interaction if they want to remain emotionally healthy.

Therefore

, the lack of

such

communication has made many people become lonely and even depressed.

Furthermore

, many people who use

technology

to communicate with others are gradually losing important social skills. It is very common for people nowadays to know how to communicate and express themselves using emoticons or other forms of expression that are common online.

However

, an unfortunate consequence of all

this

is that people do not know how to express themselves properly using their body language or tone of expression. In conclusion, because of

technology

, people have fewer close friends and have less direct contact with people.

This

development is negative as it is easier for people to feel lonely because of

this

and they are becoming less adept in social situations. Given

this

situation, it is recommended that people should seek to spend less time on electronic devices in order to improve their relationships with others.