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.