Digital dumping of partners is on the rise, according to a survey compiled for a dating website.
Modern communications technology has had a major impact on the way people part with their partners, with growing numbers of people preferring to use email and social networking Web sites to break up with their partners.
Over one third (34 per cent) of 2,000 people polled said they had ended a relationship by email, 13 per cent had changed their status on Facebook without telling their partners and six per cent had released the news unilaterally on Twitter.
By contrast, only two per cent had broken up via a mobile phone text.
The rest had split up the old-fashioned way, by face-to-face conversation (38 per cent) and by telephone (eight per cent).
“Digital Dumping will soon take over when it comes to ending a relationship,” said Sean Wood, Marketing Manager for DateTheUk dating service, for whom the survey was carried out.
“It’s often easier, quicker and avoids any misunderstandings.”