Modern forms of communication such as email and messaging have reduced the amount of time people spend seeing their friends. This has had a negative effect on their social lives. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Thanks to the rapid development of the internet and electronic inventions, the way we communicate has changed significantly. Some

people

think it could damage our

relationships

because of the decrease in

time

spent with each other. Personally, I disagree with

this

statement because I believe modern communications benefit

people

’s social lives. It is true that modern technology has reduced the

time

people

spend meeting.

However

, it can be seen as a positive aspect as it makes communication become easier than ever.

For instance

, one can start a conversation with their friend only by a click on their phone. In

this

way, it reduces the

time

of travelling as well as avoids the possibly unpleasant surroundings at the meeting place.

Moreover

, modern communication tools help us to stay connected with our distant

relationships

.

Therefore

, geographical distances are no longer the problems to maintain

relationships

. At the same

time

, I do not believe that modern communications should be responsible for the poor quality of our social lives. In fact, even in a face-to-face meeting,

people

still can have a bad

time

with each other due to a lack of conversation. Nowadays, it is common to catch in a café where

people

gather but

instead

of spending

time

together, they tend to focus more on the screens of their mobile phones.

Hence

, modern means of communication shouldn’t be blamed for unhealthy

relationships

. In conclusion, I strongly disagree with the statement in the question due to the fact that modern communications bring many advantages to improve a relationship and,

therefore

, is not a reason for anyone’s unhealthy social life.