Online relationships VS real-life relationships

Welcome to another blog-post, this week in Health we are currently learning about relationships. 

Today our task was to write a blog post that debated the statement "Online relationships are not as important as real-life relationships", therefore our debate must present both sides of the argument.

In health we discuss the statement "Online relationships can be dangerous sometimes. 

Online relationships is not as trustworthy as face to face relationships meaning that you can't see the other person you're talking with, You don't know how they feel, and it's hard to tell their emotions.

One big problem with online relationship is catfish, it is when someone uses a fake identity, such as lie about their age or lie about what they do and where they live. 

Ghosting also occurs when you're in an online relationships, how do you feel when someone just leaves you on seen? or how do you feel if you saw a friend at school and just totally ignored you? 

It can be hurtful and make you feel sad, it can also lead to depression. 

Therefore on the other hand, Online relationships is a great way to communicate with each other such as family members and friends, During lockdown we weren't able to communicate with each other face to face, so we used Google meets to communicate with our teachers about schoolwork. During lockdown churches were also shut down, the only way we could gather together or communicate with church families was through social media. Online-relationships is very useful but can be harmful. If you have social media accounts it's very important that you are aware that you're keeping your identity safe by not sharing any private information. 

I personally think that social media is a great source of communication, therefore face to face relationship is more important because you can see their face, know their emotions and you trust them.