The final article I chose for my blog posts is, "Too Much Social Media? Overuse Can Damage Romantic Relationships". This article talks about studies that were done based on social media use and the affects it has on people in a romantic relationship. One study showed that constant activity on more than four social media platforms can decrease relationship satisfaction. Isn't it crazy that a words on the internet in a social platform can have so much affect on our lives? Its almost scary that it has that much control. It's not hard to believe that new couples these days have a lower success rate than couples who met before technology was such a huge factor in our lives.
http://www.medicaldaily.com/too-much-social-media-overuse-can-damage-romantic-relationships-244968
I think the author makes a good point when they say that all the time and energy that goes into maintaining social media takes away from a couple's one-on-one time. This is true in the romantic relationship but also in regard to other relationships. A lot of the time, I'll go out to dinner and when I look around, everyone is on their phone paying barely any attention to the people that are there with them. I am also guilty of this but it's definitely something that should be worked on!
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