Nowadays, families are not as close as in the past and a lot of people have become used to this. Why is this happening? Do the advantages of this trend outweigh the drawbacks?

In the current times, family members are moving away from one another when compared to the past and most of society has come to terms with

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fact. The reason for

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situation is the desire in everyone to have more independence from personal family.

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isadvantages of

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trend outweigh the advantages? There are many advantages to

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trend.

Firstly

, every person will gain freedom from being monitored closely by immediate family members.

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can aid him / her to make personal decisions without discussing or defending them with parents or spouses or own children.

Secondly

, with the advent of technology, people working in distant locations can stay connected via video calls and

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mode of communication would give the same feel as talking to any person physically.

For instance

, Zoom meeting calls are increasingly popular in recent times as it has given a choice to people to choose a career in a faraway city from where the immediate family is located.

Therefore

, the benefit of not staying close to family members is in keeping the personal decisions to self while staying in touch with family via video calls.

However

, there are major drawbacks to

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situation. Primarily, children would lack the physical touch of parents while staying in a distant school hostels and

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would apply to spouses who are maintaining distant relationships as well.

For example

, physical touch like sharing a shoulder to lean on or a gentle kiss on the forehead can be a great morale booster in facing the challenges of life.

Additionally

, if every person stops seeing his / her own family in reality,

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the feeling of emotional, financial and social support of family would cease to exist in his / her mind.

As a result

, he / she would become more

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and would not have an outlet to share emotions and

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behaviour can be very dangerous to ones physical and mental health.

Thus

, we can say that drawbacks not living with family would be losing the courage to face life problems and forgoing the luxury of venting one's emotions out. In conclusion, I would like

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reiterate that the negative effects of cons are far more severe than the mere convenience that pros provide when choosing to stay away from family members. But the current generation is taking the nearsighted benefits and ignoring the far-sighted graver consequences. It is recommended to consider the long term problems before making the decision to live away from family.