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. You should write at least 250 words.

In today's busy world, sometimes

people

hardly find

time

to eat in their schedule, let alone find

time

to eat with the family. Working hours are increasing, lunch breaks are getting shorter, and study and tutoring

time

is increasing.

This

has various impacts on humans most of which are negative.

To begin

with, there are various reasons why

this

is happening. During a working weekday, breakfast and dinner are usually the

meals

that a family can have together.

However

, due to different office and school timings, having breakfast together becomes difficult.

Also

, Professionals working especially in multinational companies tend to work late and

hence

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

meals

by

then

. Most of the

time

, the same is

also

the case during weekends wherein family members are involved in different extracurricular activities. In my opinion,

this

is a negative impact of the fast-paced world.

People

spend less and less

time

with their families. Earlier, having

meals

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.

In other words

,

meals

used to be a bonding session for the family. Only a few

such

sessions happen nowadays.

People

are seldom involved in each other's life.

This

has

also

reduced the feeling of belongingness and increased the feeling of loneliness amongst

people

. In conclusion, the increase in competition, both in education as well as work life has led to families spending less

time

together and sometimes even drifting apart.