media and our relationships

media has always played a very fundamental role in our understandings of many concepts of life. There are many cultural phenomenon that have been enforced by the media. For example, nowadays dating has become a very normal thing that all teenagers experience, although it is something that is completely against our Arab traditions, norms and values. In addition the definition of love and many other relationships has varied a lot as time passed and as a result of the media influence. In the past love in movies was portrayed in a more pure and innocent way compared to the way it is now. Most movies now often give the impression that love is all about temptations rather than sacrifice as before. However, I don’t agree that most people don’t consult their best friends or the close people that are around them and rather look for advices through the media; this is not true at all. Of course people consult their friends when they face any confusion in their personal relationships. The media here interferes in an indirect way, since we can’t deny the effect on media on us, and that it affects all of us, so it will affect the advices that our close ones give to us and therefore affect our final decision.