Some people believe that the fast pace and stress of modern life is having a negative effect on families. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Many people feel that family

life

is being harmed by the high-speed and stress of contemporary lifestyles. I somewhat agree with

this

opinion because the fast pace leads to less

time

for families to be together, and stress leads to arguments among family members;

however

, due to the increased

time

pressure and stress families are forced to cooperate more, which brings them closer together. The main reason why I believe family

life

is being compromised is that families have less

time

to be with each other. As individual family members are busier at work and with their social lives, they have less

time

to spend with their family. As well as

this

, people have many things they have to do these days

such

as checking email, updating their online social status and so less

time

is left for family

life

. To illustrate, I spend about two hours online every night attending to daily correspondence before chatting with my family members, whereas ten years ago I would spend

time

with my family as soon as I walked in the door.

In addition

, the strain of

life

these days means that even when families do get together arguments are more likely.

This

stems from the fact that everyone feels tired and they are more likely to get irritated and to react to their heightened emotional levels.

However

, it does seem reasonable that

this

tension may

also

lead to positive outcomes. One

such

possibility is that family members will cooperate more in order to overcome

time

limitations.

For instance

, they may share household chores, so that everybody has

time

to relax afterwards. In conclusion, I partly agree that the rapid pace and stressful nature of contemporary lifestyles are having negative consequences on family relationships.

This

is because family members have less

time

, and when they are together they feel less relaxed.

Nonetheless

, I admit that sometimes adversity can bring people closer together. Given

this

situation, it seems that family members should try to be more supportive of one another and

also

parents need to set aside regular times for families to relax together.