The Growing Popularity of SMS Break-Ups

By: Alaina Ferrier

“73% of men have ended their relationship over a text

message, phone call, or social media”

44% of women are dumped by their partner via text message

Text Messages are the

largest way to imitate a

break-up

Why break-up via Text Messaging?

To avoid the awkwardness of breaking up face-to-face.

“If you use text messaging as a main medium for

communication for most things, then you’d use it to end a relationship too”

– Dr. Samir Parikh

Nowadays,

EVERYTHING is

done by text.

Dating,

Making plans to get together,

And now, Break-Ups.

Etiquette be Damned

“If love can be expressed through sloppy text

messages, then break-up SMS’s are an excellent way to

spilt up” – Kashmira Lad

There exists and unwritten rule that

states that a certain degree of respect should be given to

other person’s feelings.

As, “breaking it off over SMS may end up causing more harm and hurt”

Yet, People nowadays are making break-ups that little bit easier by using texts –

Adam Cable

Avoidant individuals are people who have a

lesser desire to be around people

“Avoidant individuals are more likely to accept dumping someone and being dumped

via text”

Everyone seems so engulfed in technology

Does that make us all avoidant?

People are more commonly breaking

up over SMS

Eventually it won’t be such a big deal

References

www.femailfirst.co.uk/relationships/break-up-324723.html - Lucy Walton

www.scienceofrelationships.com/home/2012/11/13/breaking-up-is-easy-to-doif-you-have-a-smartphone.html - Dr. Benjamin Le

www.buzzle.com/articles/break-up-sms-break-up-text-messages.html - Kashmira Lad

www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2573879/Youre-breaking-TEXT-Don’t-worry-youre-not-one-digitally-dumped-splits-happen-SMS-html - Deni Kirkova

www.hindustantimes.com/brunch/brunch-stories/why-breaking-up-over-an-sms-is-now-so-commonplace/article1-1091824.aspx - Shreya Sethurman

Parade.condenast.com/169215/stevenpetrow/digital-etiquette-is-it-ever-ok-to-break-up-by-text-message/ - Steven Petrow

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