12 February,2009 12:12 PM IST | | Agencies
According to a new survey more and more people are ditching their partners online.
The poll revealed 48 per cent of under 21s and 18 per cent of 22 to 30-year-olds publicly dumped a loved one in the last 12 months via the likes of Facebook and Twitter. New singletons admitting sending an instant message or email or changing their Facebook status to a broken heart to signal the break-up.
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And couples who stay together are increasingly using the sites to document their relationships, according to the Lovehearts.com poll.
Two-thirds of those questioned said they shared wedding photos online, while 48 per cent used them to announce their engagement.
Almost all those surveyed (95 per cent) admitted using Facebook or MySpace to check out a former lover's new partner.
Andrew Matlow from confectionery giant Swizzels Matlow said, "There's no doubt that social networking is having a significant effect on relationships in the noughties.
'In fact, Swizzels Matlow is in talks with Facebook about possibly creating a Love Heartu00a0 reading 'Facebook Me' alongside 'Text Me' and 'Call Me'."
