How social media affects our relationships

In the fast-paced world we live in, we all depend on it social networks and scroll through social media feeds for hours, wasting time and energy. Social networks have a huge impact on our lives and on us relationships. We usually ignore the signs and what they have on us. While social media has made the world smaller and helped us connect with others, it has also forced us to live in a bubble and affected our interpersonal equations. Here we will list some positive and negative influences about how social media affects our relationships.
Positive influence
1. Communication environment: social networks help us communicate; they provide us with a platform through which we can communicate and even communicate regularly with others. It helps to improve our relationship communion helps strengthen ties. Social media also gives you unlimited content that you can resonate with and share with your partner.
2. Share moments: Share happy moments on social media so you feel safe with your partner knowing they are not hiding the relationship.
3. Long distance relationship: Social media is a great way to connect with a partner; it provides an environment for communication. It helps connect couples who are miles apart; they can share their experiences, see each other virtually and communicate.

Negative influence
1. Invasion of privacy: social media intrudes on your privacy; anyone can access your location anytime, monitor your profile, abuse your profile and create a fake account. When you’re in a relationship, it’s easy for your partner to hack your location and invade your privacy for the wrong reasons.
2. Misunderstandings: Social media can cause misunderstandings because sometimes text messages give you the wrong impression. For example, if you’re arguing and your partner tries to calm you down, you may misunderstand their tone or intentions, which can lead to an argument.
3. Jealousy and insecurity: social networks can cause envy and insecurity among users. Jealousy and insecurity is a normal part of social networks. Nowadays, everyone is insecure and jealous. They are insecure when looking at other people’s profiles and are jealous of others. This can affect your relationships, as you may feel that you are not good enough, or you may be jealous of an ex-partner or group of friends.