Social Media Affects Your Relationships
Social media has changed the way we can connect with others and stay in touch with loved ones. It makes it possible to stay up to date on what your friends are up to all over the world, just at the click of a button or a quick browse of your newsfeed. Social media allows you to meet new friends who have something in common, which makes everything from dating to professional networking easy and convenient. But, if you spend all of your time on social media, then that takes away from the time you spend engaging in face-to-face interactions, and time away from your actual physical relationships. No one wants to sit across the table from a loved one who is too busy on their phone to hold a proper conversation. And no one wants to have everything they do documented and shared online, instead of appreciated in private. In addition, threats like online bullying and digital predators are real concerns that social media users of all ages need to be aware and cautious of. We expose our entire world to total strangers when we share our photos, status updates, videos and social commentary online, and while it’s usually in good fun, sometimes you don’t really know who that new friend request is from, so you need to protect yourself and be smart about your online relationships.
Pro – You can meet new friends and stay connected with old friends around the world, making it easy to maintain healthy relationships with loved ones.
Con – Your relationships could suffer if you spend too much energy focusing on your social media life and not your real life. And you need to be careful about the new relationships you forge online.
