Today family members do not eat meals together. Why does this happen? Is this a positive or negative development Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

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In today's busy world, sometimes
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hardly find
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to eat in their schedule, let alone find
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to eat with the family. Working hours are increasing, lunch breaks are getting shorter, and study and tutoring
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is increasing.
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has various impacts on humans most of which are negative.
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with, there are various reasons why
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is happening. During a working weekday, breakfast and dinner are usually the
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that a family can have together.
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, due to different office and school timings, having breakfast together becomes difficult.
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, Professionals working especially in multinational companies tend to work late and
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they have dinner later as compared to their family. Giving my own example, I usually get home around ten at night from work and have my dinner alone as other family members usually finish their
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by
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. Most of the
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, the same is
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the case during weekends wherein family members are involved in different extracurricular activities. In my opinion,
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is a negative impact of the fast-paced world.
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spend less and less
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with their families. Earlier, having
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together as a family was a platform for interacting and sharing. Members would share about their day and any new events in each other's lives.
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,
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used to be a bonding session for the family. Only a few
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sessions happen nowadays.
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are seldom involved in each other's life.
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has
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reduced the feeling of belongingness and increased the feeling of loneliness amongst
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. In conclusion, the increase in competition, both in education as well as work life has led to families spending less
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together and sometimes even drifting apart.
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