How has technology affected the types of relationships people have?

Has this been a positive or

negative development?

Technology plays a very prevalent role in modern society. Technology's dominance in our everyday
lives touches not only work, business, and travel but also relationships. In today's age, people can
meet one another online and carry-on entire conversations before ever coming face to face with
one another. However, technology may interfere with those conversations as well.

Dialogue, communication, interaction, and information exchange are some of the basic human
needs. Advances in technology have introduced novel ways of interacting with other people
worldwide. The Internet allows people to get to know each other without the fear and
embarrassment of face-to-face contact. Many couples find each other and start relationships
through various services on the Internet. These can be both specialized dating sites and social
networks. As it happens, a significant part of the formed unions are representatives of different
countries. Internet access enables people from various cultures to find and get to know each
other.

Modern technology makes communication easier for those separated by a significant distance and
who do not have the opportunity to meet very often. You can find almost everyone you need on
the Internet and social networks: relatives and friends living in another city or country, classmates,
and neighbors. You can communicate in chats, video calls, emails, and voice messages. Boundaries
and distances no longer play a role in networking between people. Now no one will disappear
from the circle of your friends just because they have changed their place of residence.