Breaking Up Via Facebook

June 22nd, 2010 • Babes, Video
Tags: AreYouInterested, Breaking Up On Facebook, Facebook, Facebook relationship status, Relationships

I’m too ugly to be in a relationship, so thankfully, I don’t need to worry about this, Yes! Mashable reports:

If you’ve ever checked up on your alleged S.O.’s Facebook page only to find that the “In a Relationship” status had been switched to “Single,” you know the feeling is gut-wrenching. But breaking up via a passive-aggressive Facebook update is becoming more and more common.

In fact, a recent poll shows that one out of four newly dumped Facebook users found out about the breakup by seeing it publicly broadcast on Facebook. Ouch!

Facebook dating app AreYouInterested conducted this survey on its Facebook Page, gathering about 1,000 responses in total. The results are telling. Apparently, a lot of us are using this social network to do the “dirty work” of dating, from surreptitious splits to manipulative messaging.

• Almost 25% of respondents found out their own relationship was over by seeing it on Facebook first.
• Around 21% of respondents said they would carry out a Facebook breakup by changing their status to single.
• Nearly 40% of respondents have updated their status on Facebook so the person they’re dating sees they have plans.
• And almost 35% of respondents have used their Facebook status to make someone think they have plans, even if they don’t.

The vast majority of respondents to this survey were guys; just 30% of survey takers were women.

I had a friend once who had never dated before, and he met some girl on online, and they chatted for a bit, and then they decided to “date”, but had still never met, and called eachother boyfriend and girlfriend!

Anyway, hot babe Jolie O’Dell posted this article. I’d date her.