I have noticed a rapid decrease in the quality of people's relationships with each other. Families are breaking down, people do not talk to their neighbors, many people are isolated from family and friends, a significant number of people have no friends and are pretty much cut off from society. Co-workers ignore each other and communicate only via the Internet. When I interact with people in public I get an impression that most people would not care if I live or die. Customer service is terrible and there is a general sense of not caring.

While there is still a number of good people who are friendly and do care about their fellow humans, I get the impression that the quality of interpersonal relationships between us has reached an all time low.

What do you think?

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I believe you are 100% correct. I have been saying this for a long time. When I was younger we knew all of our neighbors and were friendly with most of them, my parents went over to each other’s homes for coffee. Now we don't seem to really know our neighbors much, a wave here and there and that’s about it. Our family does not get together as much as they once did, and my sister who lives in another state communicates with us only by email. It is very sad. 

I wish people still got together like we once did.

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Really? Where do you live? I haven't noticed anything like that but then I live in a very friendly area. Sometimes, if you're feeling "down", you notice the negative things going on around you while the positive upbeat things escape your notice. Or maybe, your area is feeling the stress of higher prices and economic uncertainty and the media's "doom and gloom" forecasting more than others.

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(Edited from: http://www.city-data.com/forum/relationships/426749- interpersonal-relationships-america-all-time-low.html. Access on: Oct.15 2008.)

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