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Your right I feel the same way things have changed dramatically I remember leaving the house and not woorying if the door was locked now you wouldn't dream of it. My neighboughs as a kids were close and friendly now where I am they will say hi but that's it I would go knocking on there door for sugar... People are more aware of the Dangers out there and Don't trust anybody, it is becoming unsafe to be outside.

There are many things that go into creating this problem. When we were little we had time. Time to see people, go for walks, etc. Now our lives are full and we wish we had more time. We end up "connecting" with strangers on the Internet because we don't have the "time" to go for a walk or join a local club or group. People still care, but they are also afraid. In today's media we hear about all the psycho's who kill themselves, their friends, classmates, coworkers, neighbors, stalk people, kidnap and rape people, and most of the time people who knew them said they couldn't believe ......... did it. So if they didn't believe it about their neighbor, how can you trust your neighbor not to be like them? IF you want things to change, you have to take the first step. You cannot expect the other person to make the first move and you have to be willing to put yourself in a position where your friendship may be rejected. (A lot of people are afraid of rejection, which is why they don't make the first move.) So it is really up to you whether you want to do something about it. If you do, go out and meet people. Then, introduce your new friends to each other and you will have made a good start changing your neighborhood.

I think the world has changed a great deal since I was a kid. I grew up in a similar environment, small town, everyone knew everyone and their business. Now, my husband and I live in an even smaller town, but we don't know anyone around us. There are literally nine houses in our neighborhood, and I could barely tell you the names of the people next door. I think some of it is fear of intimacy based, and other parts are probably due to distrust as we all grow further and further apart, while getting cybernetically closer together. It's easier to be intimate and close with people we meet online than it is with our neighbors. I do hope that changes. I'd love to see strong physical communities again, but I guess the only way to change it is to take the first steps ourselves.