Due to the high crime rate in the city today, many people prefer to stay at home. They __(1)__ watch television or surf the Net or listen to music. They fear __(2)__ their home after dark. This mean that city people are getting __(3)__ lonely. But man is a social creature. We need companionship to __(4)__.. Close __(5)__ is normally achieved through family, marriage and friendship. It is in the family that we find __(6)__ first deep companionship. In the family, we are bonded __(7)__ our parents and siblings as well. We may also find __(8)__ relationships within our extended family, for instance, with and uncle or grandparents. Most family relationships are time-bound.