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Technology allows relationships and friendships wither apart, slowly causing a crumble between people. In Today's society, technology is everywhere. Technology affects relationships by inspiring cheating, breakups, and keeping people from spending genuine face to face time with each other.

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"The advances in technology alter the ways we interact with each other, it can complicate aspects of a relationship"(Hertlein). Technology replaces face to face time with screen time, which does not allow for good communication between two people, negatively affecting the relationship.

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"Like any other innovative technology, mobile devices affect users in unforeseen ways"(Henneberg).
Most technological devices show texts and messages to the owner of that device. If the owner is cheating with another person, the partner could look at the device and see the messages between cheaters relationship and it could impact people in many different, unforeseen ways.

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"Well, wasn't there a wall between him and Mildred, when you came down to it? Literally not just one wall but, so far, three!"(Bradbury 41).
These electronic television walls in Fahrenheit 451 show how Mildred and Montags relationship became worse over the course of the book. Mildred always had the seashells in her ears and talked to her "Family", when her real family was right beside her.

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"Montag reached inside the parlor wall and pulled the main switch... The three women turned slowly and looked with unconcealed irritation and then dislike at Montag"  (Bradbury 90).
Mildred and her friends spend their whole lives sucked into the parlor, which causes Montag to flow away from his wife. Overall, the walls break Mildred and Montag apart, causing Montag to not know his own wife.

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In the picture below, two people that are eating dinner are both on their phones when they should be having face to face time that is essential in a relationship.
“The Negative Effects Social Media Can Have On Relationships.” Study Breaks, 24 Apr. 2018, studybreaks.com/culture/negative-effects-social-media-can-relationships/.

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In the picture below, two people in a relationship are hugging and the woman is looking at her phone during this. This shows how technology can inspire cheating because the woman is likely texting another person, maybe a different relationship.
“3 Ways Technology Can Negatively Impact Your Relationships.” Valenti, 30 June 2017, www.valentimatchmaking.com/2017/06/30/3-ways-technology-can-negatively-impact-relationships/.

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This video shows and explains how technology and the apps like snapchat and twitter suck in people and they couldnt live without them. It shows how technology limits face to face interactions, which can damage romantic relationships ans well as regular friendships.
WBUR. YouTube, YouTube, 16 Jan. 2013, www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=107&v=qhiiTg6fFq8.

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Digital Lives: "I Can't Leave Home Without My Phone"

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Some people may argue that technology improves relationships by applications like face time when people can talk to one another like they are actually face to face. Even though this could help advance some relationships, this feature can also break apart relationships by either not answering the call or by aiding a breakup with lagging or showing a person in the background that might be a cheaters second relationship.

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In a research that Pew Research Center conducted with 361 teens from ages from 13-17, a total of 114 teens either broke up with someone or has been broken up by someone using a phone call or text message.  A total of 109 teens either broke up with someone or has been broken up by someone in person. This means that 5 more people used technology than in person contact to end a relationship.
Lenhart, Amanda, et al. “After Teen Relationships: Technology and Breakups.” Pew Research Center: Internet, Science & Tech, Pew Research Center: Internet, Science & Tech, 1 Oct. 2015, www.pewinternet.org/2015/10/01/after-the-relationship-technology-and-breakups/.

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On StudyBreaks.com, an article was posted about how social media has affected relationships. The author gave an example about how she and her boyfriend went out on a date and they were glued to their phones. They would send a couple Snapchats every once in a while but other than that they just stayed on social media the whole time.
“The Negative Effects Social Media Can Have On Relationships.” Study Breaks, 24 Apr. 2018, studybreaks.com/culture/negative-effects-social-media-can-relationships/.