21ST CENTURY LOVE AND TECHNOLOGY

Technology is evolving so quickly that many of us are barely aware of how our behavior is changing and how our most important relationships are threatened.The internet, cell phones, and social media have become key actors in the life of many couples around the world today—  66% of adults who are married or in committed relationships. Couples use technology in the little and large moments. They negotiate over when to use it and when to abstain. A portion of them quarrel over its use and have had hurtful experiences caused by tech use. At the same time, some couples find that digital tools facilitate communication and support. A majority of those in couples maintain their own separate email and social media accounts, though a smaller number report sharing accounts and calendars. And fully two-thirds of couples share passwords. 

 The broad statistical picture looks like this:Adjusting to some form of new technology is nothing new.  Electricity, automobiles, telephones, radio, television, computers, and many other new inventions sparked significant changes in our culture and in the way we related to our spouses, our children, and our friends.  But the pace of change since 1995 has been breathtaking.  We’ve seen the emergence of the internet and of mobile phones, and then the convergence of the two.  We can now be plugged in wherever we are, 24/7.

The technology is evolving so quickly that most of us are barely aware of how our behavior is changing and our relationships are affected. These mobile devices can take over your life,I understand technology has its advantages, but we are being ruled by the technology rather than using it as a tool.Some people gravitate toward texting or Twitter for communication just as they did years ago toward e-mail because it’s simpler, faster, easier.  What they don’t realize is how much is lost in those mediums; emotion, facial expressions, tone of voice, and much more.  It can be dangerous to replace conversation with connectivity.
Sometimes, many arguments occur because of something that was texted and was misunderstood by one of us.  nowadays a husband can test his wife after refusing to have a conversation probably because of a misunderstanding and sometimes these texts can be misunderstood; Little emotion expressed.
  The problem is that real relationships require real conversation and real emotion.When we text, e-mail, Facebook, instagram, skype etc, we lose a vital piece of relationships: the emotional connection,without the sound of our voices, the body language, the touch, we as humans lose what God intended to be a vital part of how we are supposed to relate and a vital part of how we are supposed to receive love and be in communion with others.
what can we do to stop technology from ruining our communication, relationships, families?