Are Friendships dying out?

There was a good article in USA Today, titled Is true friendship dying away. In the article researches state that "Face-to-face chatting is giving way to texting and messaging; people even prefer these electronic exchanges to, for instance, simply talking on a phone.Smaller circles of friends are being partially eclipsed by Facebook acquaintances routinely numbered in the hundreds. Amid these smaller trends, growing research suggests we could be entering a period of crisis for the entire concept of friendship. "

The article concludes by noting that the best way to have friendships is to "put down the device" and engage people.

It is so interesting that we add friends in Facebook constantly, but are they real friends? How many real friends do you actually have? How many would give you $20 without asking for it back? How about $100?

Where does society go if it can't count on one another for friendship? Who is going to get us through those rough spells in life without those neighbors that we have counted on in the past?

I say look people in the eye, say hello, walk your neighborhood and say hello to the people you meet. Ask your neighbor if they need help with their yard, or their car. Smile and be the kind of person people want for a friend.

Evan. . .