Are Smartphones Ruining Our Relationships?

Over the years social interaction and how school activities has been decreasing due to cell phone usage. In articles “Cell Phones are Changing Social Interaction” and “Does cell phone use really affect our communication skills” it states the different ways how social interaction became different and how people of the older generation have more ability to social interaction than young adults at this moment. To agree with these statements in “Cell Phones are Changing Social Interaction” it covers on how Cell Phones may be changing how people are changing their expectations for social interaction, Also how people of this generation use phones more than people in the older generation,and on “Does cell phone use really affect our communication skills ?” it covers on how studies show that homework is interrupted and children become distracted when they receive notifications of a new chat message,texts, or emails. So let me let you know about how social interactions have decreased due to cell phones. To start off, Cell Phones may be changing how people are changing their expectations for social interaction. According to the second paragraph on “Cell Phones are Changing Social Interaction” it states “Having a cell phone completely changed my social life. This is what my sons told me after we finally got them cell phones when they were in high school. I also have a cell phone, but don’t feel having it changed my social life. For my sons, however, the

I have had many times where I have been invited to a party or even to go get something to eat. Nine times out of ten I would and still will say no. This is because I have a passion for gaming. I love to play video games so much that it gets in the way of me spending time with my friends. Sometimes I only leave my room to go eat and go to the bathroom. My personal relationships are at stake with this obsession. If I do not receive an invitation, then I wonder why I did not get one. Was it the way I act or did I make them mad? The real reason is that I have not put myself in the position that benefits me to make a better personal connection with each of these people. I have a friend group that will play games with me all day and that is how I connect with them. Once doing so, I feel like I have wasted the day

Privacy, Trust, and Freedom seem to be essential terms revolving around the topic of relationship satisfaction. “Partners are more satisfied if they do not have rules prohibiting them from checking one another’s call and text logs” (Miller-Ott, Kelly, & Duran, 2012). Considering the idea of trust basically being thrown out the window here, I find it very interesting that this was the conclusion made from the results of the study. Insecurity and jealousy are likely the motifs for this increase in satisfaction, having full access to their partner’s phone nullifies those traits. This is understandable because “Problems may arise when the cell phone is used inappropriately” (Miller-Ott et al., 2012). For example, texting a member of the opposite sex. If a partner has given the other a reason to lose trust this can easily separate the two and cause arguments.

As to whether smartphones are making people less social, the answer is "it depends on the individual." Ways to use them constructively are what people need. The moral here is that it is not always easy to apply a single answer to a complex question involving differing personalities and pursuits. It is worth examining further how people can use smartphones to evolve while retaining human connections and maintaining the day-to-day slices of life that build the environment

Are smartphones bad for relationships? Almost everyone has a smartphone nowadays, but how does it affect our relationships with others? In the article “Smartphones and Relationships” by Mandy Oaklander of Time Health, Mandy states that smartphones are destroying relationships.

In my most recent blog post I spoke about how technological advancements as well as how dating services has made it more difficult for the youth and adults of society to sustain healthy relationships. Twice as many young adults ages 25-30 first viewed pornography before puberty than did the next generation. Which is a very staggering amount of people loosing their virginities to virtual reality. Only one in 20 young adults and one in 10 teens say their friends think viewing pornography is a bad thing. Our generation has gotten very comfortable with technology that not only do they lose their virginities to technology now teens have became more comfortable establishing social groups of friends online.

There is a flip-side to each coin, and this expanded network additionally brings the potential for issues. As technology is dependably or quite often familiar with everyone. It turn out to be simple for anyone to fill the holes in the life with innovation utilize. However, even the individuals who aren’t generally stuck with the ideals of technology might be hindered on occasion by the sound and notification by cellphones while interacting with other people. The interferences brought on by electronic gadgets can be irritating especially to the individual  family members. According to the article “Technoference: How Technology Can Hurt Relationships” wrote by  Brandon McDaniel “Each woman reported how often certain devices, like cell or smartphones, tablets, computers, and TVs, interrupted interactions she had with her husband or partner. The women also rated how often specific technology interruption situations occurred, such as a partner sending text messages to others during the couple’s face-to-face conversations or getting on his phone during meal times”. The article shown the survey to proof that forty percent survey by women said that their partner get distracted by their Tv while they are in conversation. In addition sixty percents claim that it interfere their leisure time together while thirty five percent said that their husband pull out his

No, I feel like smartphones have not destroyed a generation because the graphs do not specifically say smartphones it just says the release of iPhones. First, the decrease of not hanging out with friends. Although I think smartphones could have possibly played a role, the graph never said only smartphones there could be other variables such as, computers, gaming systems, and other electronics that could have played a role in the decrease. Second, No dating, this could have been the cause of social media or dating sites. The graph says “The percentage of teens who ever go out on dates”, I don’t think dating has necessarily gone down it’s just going out physically and go restaurants, movies, and etc. Have gone down.

I have a smartphone and you probably have a smartphone, too. Although many believe smartphones are making us stupid, there is something about them that is making us smart. Many people say that smartphones are bad for us but many disagree. We use Google, Bing, and Yahoo to answer our questions and solve our problems. Once we know the answers, that means we learned something. We share facts and ideas on social media networks. We also read articles about how the world is changing. So, even though smartphones are framed as “unhelpful,” they, actually, are making us smarter.

Smartphones make people unintelligent. They consume people like how (22 Keen) claimed “our smartphones are actually making us more wrapped up in ourselves.” People play farmville on their phone while they are driving their car, only to proceed to claim that their behavior is acceptable because they’re not at a red light. “And that is why smartphones are making us stupid” (22 Keen) is a true reason. People remain indoors as opposed to trekking to the great outdoors as a result of owning a phone. “Unfortunately, they are making us dumb and dumber” (22 Keen) is true since a very low figure of active cell phone users are able to complete productive tasks via their iPhone. My own iPhone is used to source materials and find loads of knowledge, which

What is one way that technology has an effect on relationships? Technology can ruin many relationships by distraction(texts, emails, face-book).Technology can be disruptive by distraction in the current moment, for a long period. Most partner's mines are distracted by their phones in the presence of their

Additionally, a lack of attention is usually introduced into a relationship before phones are (Chonchuir). If a significant other is ignoring their partners, they would probably find other ways to do so without technology. However, there is evidence that this is all wrong. To start, technology is a solitary activity that shuts people out (Chonchuir). If technology was so beneficial to communication, it would not make people feel shut out and rejected. Similarly, technology leads to a lack of social skills and quality time spent with others (Drago). While technology makes communication online easier, it makes people fall short in face-to-face communication because they have not learned how to properly express themselves through all different means of communication. Finally, if people want to find a way to make technology beneficial for relationships, a balance must be achieved (Goodman). If no balance is achieved, negative feelings arise, causing problems for relationships and leading to potential trust

In my Unit 4 essay, I propose to argue that smartphones are harming the younger generations. Since the younger generation is born into a society where every data, learning, amusement, and everything else, is just one search away. They are certainly living in the information age with technology that is just a few years ago was unthinkable. Numerous individuals do not understand how this is an issue.

Often I find myself with friends or family and realize that I’m the only person not using their phone. Devices with unlimited capabilities can limit us individually and diminish our ability to form relationships. Last summer I spent a month without technology and I was more emotionally and physically present.

Most people have their own mobile phones these days. We can see many people everywhere playing games, reading e-mails, texting, calling and working an editing their documents on their mobile phones in the subway, buses, workplace and everywhere we go. Today, the mobile device has become part and parcel of many people’s lives. Also, as mobile phones have shown up, for better or worse, our relationships have been changed. Mobile device brought some benefits and drawback of connection between us and our boyfriend or girlfriend. Although it is easy to communicate, always connected, and useful in emergency situations, I think that mobile device brings many problems with couples. Smartphones have bad effects between couples such as tracking loved one and suspecting their boyfriend or girlfriend, distraction during date and meeting strangers through social media.