The Effects Of Facebook On Romantic Relationships

In this day and age most people are scrolling through social media such as twitter or Instagram; Therefore, we see a posts of ladies bragging about her boyfriend purchasing 500 dollars’ worth of makeup for her birthday, or a “just because” gift consisting of name brand clothing. Consequently, the expectations of relationships rise because of the social media posts that many see. Mugo, an author and poet instructor states, “having a significant other can be one of the best feelings. They are someone who creates memories and shares their life with you. But with social media being such a large part of society, unrealistic expectations have begun to rise.” Incidentally, if a girl doesn’t receive these gifts they become disappointed and don’t see their loved one being good enough. Lastly, social media has created lack of trust and insecurity in modern day relationships. Anissa Fritz states “Social media is now a breeding ground for distrust in relationships.” This statement is justifying that social media is causing the trust issues, such as snapchat streaks which is communication between two people being tracked by snapchat, displaying the number of consecutive days they have talked. Also

Some people say that social media can break up relationships, but this is not always true it can also bring relationships together. It can help people get to know each other better, it can introduce new people that you have never met before, and it can boost your confidence about meeting somebody new. According to (Erik Qualman) in his video named Social media video 2013 he said, "One in three marriages started on social media last longer", Erik Qualman also said in the same video that, "One in five couples meet online". The internet does not destroy relationships, but instead creates new relationships. Although people say that social media destroys relationships, Erik Qualman proved that the internet does not just destroy relationships between people, but brings people together to and sometimes it is better because they last longer when they meet online instead of in person. These reasons show that the web can bring people together, and not just destroy relationships and separate

Ellison et al believed that Facebook is a ‘rich site’ for research into the quality of relationships due its ‘heavy usage patterns’ and the mechanics of how it is more about offline to online relationships due the nature of the creation of the site, for university students to communicate. Facebook in incredibly different from other CMC as many users actually know most their ‘friends’ in real terms on the site.

Social networking and other social technology allows for interactions to occur between friends and family regardless of their location. While people remain social through communicating at a constant rate, the essence of face-to-face interactions is in part affected. In romantic relationships, open and honest communication with one’s partner is critical to the trust and development of the relationship. Young adults use social technology such as the Internet and mobile phones on a daily basis to maintain their relationships. Due to the miscommunication that often occurs from not a lack of face-to-face interactions, social technology shapes the way romantic relationships function. Therefore, social technology impacts romantic relationships

The use of social media in the United States has dramatically expanded over the recent years thanks to many technological advances from a multitude of intelligent men and women. While you may or may not be utilizing this technological boom, millions of Americans across the country have turned to social media as an imperative aspect of their lives for communication in relationships. As positive as it may sound in terms of affecting relationships, there are many people that argue that social media causes nothing but distress in an relationship. Alternatively, some argue against this statement and some, like Kaveri Subrahmanyam, are right in between both statements.

The advances of the Internet have transformed the way people live, behave, and think through the constant access of information and communication that it provides. The internet has reshaped other media outlets such as radio and television and also created new media or social networking sites. These social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram have popularized tremendously within the past decade. These sites offer different forms of interactivity, making it so users can connect with anyone publically. Reporting what you are thinking or doing throughout the day has become a social norm. It is our responsibility to question these new habits and norms to see if it can cause harm in any aspect of the users’ lives. Facebook is one of the most popular networking sites in the world and was the first social media site to reach 1 billion registered users. They still maintain a steady number of 1.7 billion monthly active users (Statista, 2016). Although there are many positive effects of Facebook, many researchers are concerned with possible consequences or negative psychological

Wortham first begins her essay by introducing how her boyfriend and her interact through various apps such as G-Chat, Facebook Messenger, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat and the one she was talking about You & Me. Worthman then proceeds to talk about the increasing popularity of these applications among couples and those seeking a partner or to make friends. But after providing her experience she then began to move into the purpose to why she wrote this article. Wortham first proceed to address the they sayers. Wortham claimed that some seem to believe that these dating, social apps can makes us “forget other ways to communicate” and that we “forget what face to face interaction can do”(Wortham 395, 396). After, acknowledge these claims she then

Wagner claims that “Social media platforms allow...scammers… [to create a relationship] based on a web of lies” (Wagner 119). While Wagner discusses people pretending and lying to others online, the article by McDaniel and his colleagues converse the hiding and infidelity part of mediated communication. They write “partners states that they had... engages in behaviors online that they would hide from their partner…” (McDaniel 93). Also, both of the articles mention how time spend over the internet can be harmful to face-to-face communication and partner love. The article by McDaniel states that social media takes over alone time from their relationship when used too often, normally leading to marital stress and conflict. Wagner explains that social media is cutting off deep communication with other people, consequently resulting in an unableness to communicate with humans in the real world. Additionally, both articles come to a conclusion that relationships are messy and are better off without mediated communication. On the contrary, these articles discuss and argue different things. Wagner argues that technology is taking over the emotional form of love and McDaniel and his contributors argue that technology and social media are increasing the opportunities for infidelity. Yet they both

Couples in relationships or dating use social media throughout their relationship. Why couples in relationships or dating rely so much on social media. Do social networks validate college students dating relationships and determine how they treat each other. This study of their patterns of use will show how we can use this information to improve dating relationships. Individuals will be able to understand how much use of social media is too much for a relationship. In addition, this study is of importance because it explores how social media is widely used in relationships and is becoming more influential within college students’ dating lives.

Another important aspect that Marshall et al. (2011) established is that ‘’inappropriate activity did, in fact, put a negative strain onto relationships’’. ‘’People began to check their partner’s online activity on a daily basis because of the jealousy they felt’’ (Elphinston & Noller, 2011). Referring to this statement, I would like to say that checking partner’s activity is not only done through Facebook but it can also be done through WhatsApp, which in Maria’s case this continuously checking was done every day. As mentioned at the begging of this paper, one of the most repeated questions done to Maria was ‘to whom she was chatting to’ or for example if she went online at a certain time of the day, he would also tend to ask her ‘why was she

It is becoming more frequent in today’s society to utilize social media to connect and stay in touch with others. In fact, one could say that social media has become an everyday part of our lives. More than 800 million individuals use Facebook daily (Fox & Anderegg, 2014). It is therefore of great significance, that one gives awareness to how the frequency of social media usage can affect our romantic relationships. This study consists of analyzing the amount of time one spends on Facebook and if the amount of time has an effect on the relationship satisfaction. Previous studies have gone over the aspects of the activities and concepts among individuals that can cause negative relationship outcomes but these studies have not extended beyond the concept of frequency. Moreover, previous research has suggested that individuals’ attachment status, individuals who have Facebook–related conflict, individuals who were in shorter term relationships, and individuals who have certain ideas of what normal behavior is when getting to know someone on the website can end up predicting negative relationship outcomes (Clayton, Nagurney, & Smith, 2013).

Social networking can connect strangers across the world. As the evolution of communication continues, technology progresses and social networking grows. Social networks like Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook have grown to have billions of users. In fact in today’s society, it is necessary or nearly expected to use one if not all of these technological communication networks. The increasing use of social networking has had both a negative and positive effect on communication in relationships. The purpose of this literary analysis is to answer if social networks are helpful or harmful to relationships.

Social media has affected culture in many ways, mostly relationships. People who are affected by the change in their culture do to society, don’t realize the change that has occurred. Over the years social media has drastically increased and plays a huge role within relationships causing insecurity. Dating sites like EHarmony, Christian Mingle, and others have grown in popularity. Not only have the dating sites become more predominant, there are even ways to have dates online as opposed to in person.

My generation has grown up with technology in our hands since we were toddlers. We are dependent on technology, from Iphones, Laptops,tablets, ipods, even watches that keep us connected to a never ending supply of distant connection. Social media is the source of many problems in our society. One of the problems is the lack of communication in a relationship. One misconception about social media is that it has the ability to strengthen a relationship because you have another avenue of communication when in fact it is detrimental, due to lack of intimate interaction between two people. Social media not only takes away face to face interactions, but it leads to trust issues, cheating and a lack of confrontation.

As people use social networking sites more and more, psychological symptoms, such as social anxiety and depression, can begin to develop overtime. Feinstein’s research found that “depressed individuals also tend to engage in specific interpersonal behaviors, such as excessive reassurance seeking, that account for their greater likelihood of being rejected.”  Other social anxiety symptoms that can be triggered from excessive amounts of social networking include becoming less assertive, avoiding conflict, and expressing less emotion.  Results from Feinstein’s research also found that users directly felt a “depressed effect following interactions with romantic partners” and an “anxious effect following interactions with romantic partners” depending on how much time they spent on social media outside of their relationship.  Not only can the amount of time we spend on social networking affect us now, but it can also cause and make an individual more vulnerable to possible psychological problems in the future (Nauert).