Digital communication has affected how young people handle love affairs. Most of the young people get involved in the relationship with the aim of getting intimacy, whereas others want to feel more loved and to belong to a particular group. Young ones can engage in love quickly and feel the sense of belonging to a certain group (Teen voices). This has been made easier as a result of communication. Majority of teens prefer different methods to express their love, the means of communication that most prefer involves text messaging as well as talking on the phone. The text messaging communication has helped most teens to overcome shyness that they might experience in the process of knowing one another. The reticence in most instances develops when they have not directly interacted with the person they are communicating with since a majority meet through social media. The text messaging has also made it easier for the teens to perfect their response during the conversation which makes them feel more loved as they are engaging in a constructive discussion. On the other hand, use of social media such as face book, twitter has transformed because the teens are using it to gather more information concerning the potential partners (Teen voices). Some of the information they mostly gather includes, whether the potential partner is dating other people or generally the kind of person their partner are, and how they interact with one another. However, due to digital communication, the communication choices of teens have been affected, as others engage in a relationship to feel they are part of a particular group, and not necessary for intimacy purposes. And as a result, it has resulted in a short duration for any relationship they engaged in. The period and choice of one's relationship determine whether they want to commit more to their relationship or not.
An example of how teens communicate while in a relationship
Work cited
Teen Voices. Dating in the digital age, n.d.
http://www.pewinternet.org/online-romance/ Accessed on 6 June 2018
