Interpersonal relationship

=== Social media ===
Social media has changed the face of interpersonal relationships.  Romantic interpersonal relationships are no less impacted. For example, in the United States, [[Facebook]] has become an integral part of the dating process for emerging adults.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Fox |first1=Jesse |last2=Warber |first2=Katie M. |title=Romantic Relationship Development in the Age of Facebook: An Exploratory Study of Emerging Adults' Perceptions, Motives, and Behaviors |journal=Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking |date=January 2013 |volume=16 |issue=1 |pages=3–7 |doi=10.1089/cyber.2012.0288 |pmid=23098273 }}</ref> Social media can have both positive and negative impacts on romantic relationships. For example, supportive social networks have been linked to more stable relationships.<ref name=":22">{{Cite journal|last1=Merkle|first1=Erich R.|last2=Richardson|first2=Rhonda A.| name-list-style = vanc | title = Digital Dating and Virtual Relating: Conceptualizing Computer Mediated Romantic Relationships|journal=Family Relations|volume=49|issue=2|pages=187–192|doi=10.1111/j.1741-3729.2000.00187.x |year=2000}}</ref> However, social media usage can also facilitate conflict, jealousy, and passive-aggressive behaviors such as spying on a partner.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Wilkerson |first1=Kenadie T. |title=Social Networking Sites and Romantic Relationships: Effects on Development, Maintenance, and Dissolution of Relationships |journal=Inquiries Journal |date=2017 |volume=9 |issue=3 |url=http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1576/social-networking-sites-and-romantic-relationships-effects-on-development-maintenance-and-dissolution-of-relationships }}</ref> Aside from direct effects on the development, maintenance, and perception of romantic relationships, excessive social network usage is linked to jealousy and dissatisfaction in relationships.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Elphinston RA, Noller P | title = Time to face it! Facebook intrusion and the implications for romantic jealousy and relationship satisfaction | journal = Cyberpsychology, Behavior and Social Networking | volume = 14 | issue = 11 | pages = 631–5 | date = November 2011 | pmid = 21548798 | doi = 10.1089/cyber.2010.0318 }}</ref>

A growing segment of the population is engaging in purely online dating, sometimes but not always moving towards traditional face-to-face interactions. These online relationships differ from face-to-face relationships; for example, self-disclosure may be of primary importance in developing an online relationship. Conflict management differs, since avoidance is easier and conflict resolution skills may not develop in the same way. Additionally, the definition of infidelity is both broadened and narrowed, since physical infidelity becomes easier to conceal but emotional infidelity (e.g. chatting with more than one online partner) becomes a more serious offense.<ref name=":22" />