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.
How would you have responded to this poll? Would you ever break up with a guy or girl via a Facebook status change? Do you think such behavior is acceptable? Let us know your opinions in the comments.
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