Hi,
I am a new member of this forum. Many feel that divorce rate higher for Internet Savvy people with following valid reasons
1) Chat rooms and sites which reunite friends make it easier for unhappy husbands or wives to meet other people and possibly go on to have an affair.
2) They work long hours (even at home) without giving enough time for family affairs.
What is opinion about it? Do you think it can be true?
HI i am new to the internet wich is funny because my husband has been on it for 15 years and my children for about 8 years.I would ask why they spent so much time on the internet they said they were talking to friends and checking out sites and posting.I think it's when [some] people go to the internet and start up relationships as friends then they become romantic and they can't say no that's the problem.I mean we had cheating before the internet we had husbands and wives not taking time for the family what i am saying is if the person is not happy in [some] relationships he or she is going to find it somewhere else .and if the husband or wife is not taking the time for the family talk too each other.IF [some] people worked as hard at saving their relationship as they did when they first got together.I think it might be different.
if the person is not happy in [some] relationships he or she is going to find it somewhere else
Internet is doing 2 things over here - Making it easier to form a new relationship even when you are not very unhappy. The internet can bring in external influences.
Yes the internet is making it easier and it has influences. You can be at a bar,mall, supermarket and strike up conversation with a person and it could lead to something more do you blame the place? or the person? Ithink if the person loves his or her better half they wouldn't cheat despite all the influences.
I have no idea, I've never really thought about it.
I know the internet has played a large role in the increase in porn useage by people who would never have risked being caught looking at a magazine or buying from adult bookstores. I heard an article on the radio discussing that the other night.
Might be interesting to hear of there have been any studies done on it, though I am not sure how they would be verified!
PS Welcome robinayala. Have a look aropund our lovely corner, you will meet some great people. There are good spots to chat, especially of you need a listening ear. I wonder if you might!
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I don't think the Internet is any more of an encouragement to cheat than any other place such as work, bars, and so on. However, I do believe it can be addictive, especially to people who are lonely. Plus, spouses who aren't in a happy marriage might find a person whom they cannot see to be appealing since our imaginations are wonderful. That other person on the Internet might be very attractive to our internal worlds. So, I can definately see why people meet others on the Internet and how it would affect a marriage.
I think the internet gives people the opportunity to make "friends" that they wouldn't normally do. {I'm not doing anything wrong because it isn't real, I'm here at home and not at a bar, etc.} I also think the anonymity of the internet makes some people feel that it is a safe place to take friendship to a level it shouldn't go to.
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