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Social life in the broad sense can mean our sense of being connected to other people and to society as a whole. The network of relationships we are in such as the family, relatives, friends, classmates, schoolmates, church fellows, neighbors defines the scope of our social life. We are constantly engaged in a process of interaction with anyone in these categories. The degree of our interaction varies upon whether we are physically and emotionally close or distant from them. If these same individuals are in our social media circle then the virtual interaction is still part of the socialization process. For students, such network of relationships is advantageous because it serves as a system of support that can provide inputs such as knowledge, ideas, advice, material help, and many more. This will also imply a lot of involvement in affairs of the family or community, invitations to group activities and so on. This will also impose an expectation to reciprocate, so the students can feel being obliged to offer time and perhaps extend assistance. It is in this aspect that balance should be observed. Students need to be guided how to put such relationships into an advantage of their studies and future life. On a long term perspective, they need to consider that the people in their network can have contribution in their future career. Hence, positive regard has to be maintained.