Technological relationships

Due to the fact that we live in the digital and technological age and area of the 21^st century, why wouldn’t relationships have the use of the internet or something as a major part of their relationship? “People are heavily using the Internet for interpersonal communication, sending and receiving electronic mail, contacting friends and family over instant messaging services, visiting chat rooms, and subscribing to distributions-lists. The evidence is clear that interpersonal communication is an important use of the Internet, if not its most important use” (pg. 2). Being able to text message and call the girls I date is really the main thing for me. The only time we talk face to face is when we hang out or do something, but to communicate it’s mostly all texts. With all the new dating services and social media websites, it is common for one to find friends or a significant other online. “Parks and Roberts (1998) surveyed users of multi-player environments called MOOs. Ninety three percent of them had made friends online. However, when asked to compare their online friends with others from their offline life, respondents felt less close to those they met online (pg. 3)” Personally, I don’t really make friends online due to the fact I don’t know them. All my friends come from school, work, church, and I make friends through their friends as well.