Breaking up, as found by the Pew Research center, “Teens consider the text message breakup to be socially undesirable, but a sizeable number of teens with relationship experience have been broken up with— or have broken up with others — using text messaging” (Lenhart). Texting has made ending a relationship easier. Instant messaging has made the everyday communicating simpler as well. Actions only require the touch of a button, instead of more demanding physical actions. Gone are the days of writing letters, and traveling to talk to someone. In this age, relationships are easier. Dissatisfaction in relationships due to technology has also arisen. Comparisons between other relationships have made people want the relationships that others have. The old statement “the grass is always greener on the other side” holds true in this age. Alex Lickerman MD, who formerly was Vice President of Student Health at the University of Chicago, declared, From pornography to merely surfing the web, the Internet is clearly the television of the 21st century, an electronic drug that often yanks us away from the physical world. Like any addiction, the real cost, for those of us who are truly addicted, is to the number and quality of our relationships with others
Breaking up, as found by the Pew Research center, “Teens consider the text message breakup to be socially undesirable, but a sizeable number of teens with relationship experience have been broken up with— or have broken up with others — using text messaging” (Lenhart). Texting has made ending a relationship easier. Instant messaging has made the everyday communicating simpler as well. Actions only require the touch of a button, instead of more demanding physical actions. Gone are the days of writing letters, and traveling to talk to someone. In this age, relationships are easier. Dissatisfaction in relationships due to technology has also arisen. Comparisons between other relationships have made people want the relationships that others have. The old statement “the grass is always greener on the other side” holds true in this age. Alex Lickerman MD, who formerly was Vice President of Student Health at the University of Chicago, declared, From pornography to merely surfing the web, the Internet is clearly the television of the 21st century, an electronic drug that often yanks us away from the physical world. Like any addiction, the real cost, for those of us who are truly addicted, is to the number and quality of our relationships with others