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

Technological development of the

last

several decades has impacted many aspects of human lives, especially the way individuals communicate with one another. Phones and

internet

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positively impacted interactions of

people

with each other, making them faster and helping to solve issues on the run. New communication technologies made it possible to socialize instantly, even when the needed person is located in a different part of the globe. The development of the internet, especially social media, helped

people

to maintain long-distance

relationships

, allowing them to keep in touch with close

people

, without seeing them in person.

For instance

, recent studies demonstrated that those couples who talk with one another on daily basis, when separated by long distances, tend to have stronger

relationships

than those who communicate only several times a week. It looks like most of the developments brought by the internet and telephone have a positive influence on the way

people

communicate. Before these inventions, the fastest way of communication were letters, and it could take up to several months to receive the message from the sender, or, if it was close by,

in-person

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meeting was needed.

For example

, when one needed a plumber he had to go workshop, whereas now it is a matter of minutes to open the phone and order him via an app.

Therefore

, new technologies made communication more convenient and comfortable. To conclude, the influence of technological advancement in personal

relationships

of

people

are

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beneficial for them, as they help to maintain

relationships

over long distances and make interactions more comfortable.