Relationships that Begin and Last a Lifetime.

                Personal Intimacy can come in many forms. It ranges from destined lovers to old friends reuniting and even branches out to family. Social networking has changed the way we view ourselves and the world. Back in the early 2000s Myspace was the most popular website to talk to friends and be original. This website allowed us as preteens to have a sense of independence and be ourselves. Myspace gave a person the courage to talk to someone they would normally avoid for different reasons, such as, different cliques, intimidation, and differences in societal views. A person could express themselves by choosing a layout that fit their personality and even choose music that they were interested in. On Myspace we could choose our top eight friends or family and put them together on our page. There was fun in sending each other messages that moved or would glitter and had smiley faces.  Myspace opened the door for meeting people and having a sense of freedom in our own life.
                 I have kept in contact with multiple friends through Myspace and now through Facebook. I even married one of those friends I started talking to on Myspace. Friendships and relationships can grow when you have even the smallest conversations with someone that you haven’t seen in years. It also helps to bring people closer to family even the ones that live far away, especially since you can’t visit them as much as you would like. These two sites also let a person post pictures of themselves that make them feel good. Although Myspace and Facebook are a step forward in time and a great beginning we need to further those actions with actually talking to our loved ones on the phone or going on a date and even visiting or hanging out with family and friends. Social networking helps to begin and begin again, but the relationship can’t grow if we don’t put in the effort to make it last.