Emerging Issues

One issue that seems to be gaining popularity is people's perception of love and relationships in society. Relationships have made a huge change from what they were even as little as two decades ago. Now, it's acceptable to meet people without ever physically meeting. For example, the internet. More people are choosing to be in "open relationships," which allows them a pardon from being monogamous, while still having their main partner. This is what society has made socially acceptable.

You can see this in the media. Movies and TV shows portray relationships in a completely different way than times past. Instead of people finding each other through complete chance or friends/family, they are now meeting each other through "one night stands"or internet sites. People have even been shying away more from the dating and commitment scene and it's no surprise after how it's portrayed. Especially with shows like Jersey Shore, where everyone is "hooking up" and to be a "player" is socially acceptable and even praised.

Texting and e-mail have become the new form of communication, and internet dating is becoming more and more popular. It's interesting to see how much of an impact technology has made on relationships and finding love. Internet dating became the new way to find people who are serious about a relationship and have similar interests.To an older generation this would seem strange and not as intimate as back in the day and I agree, I don't like society's portrayal of it. 

http://www.webmd.com/sex-relationships/features/relationship-types
This link refers you to a site with modern relationships. It lists several different kinds of relationships on the rise.

Figure 4: Modern Relationships