The Internet
Since its initial popularity in the 1990s, the Internet has had a large impact on both both families and couples. Some of these impacts are considered positive and some are considered negative.
Significance
The Internet allows women to telecommute or work at home as they raise young children. This can help provide a more nurturing and loving environment for children, which may strengthen the relationship between a telecommuting woman and her husband.
Benefits
The Internet can help families and couples save money on communication with extended family members or when they are apart. Sending pictures, videos or e-mails is less expensive than regular mail, and the information arrives much more quickly than snail mail.
Positive Effects
The Internet can be a learning experience for both adults and their children as well as married or unmarried couples without children. Adults can read the news online and children can do research for homework assignments. Families and couples can also pay bills online and watch videos.
Negative Effects
Teenagers can spend too much time online playing games or doing things outside the realm of their homework. Young girls using Facebook.com or other social sites may come in contact with strangers who could do them harm. Moreover, the omnipresence of dating sites can lure a man or women into a potential affair, which can ruin their relationship.
Pornography
The rampant use of pornography by male teenagers can create severe conflict between he and his parents. Men who view pornography frequently may jeopardize their relationship with their wife or girlfriend.
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