In my continued fascination of how the British are using mobile technology in their romantic relationships, I came accross this piece. It seems 9 percent of Britons have broken up with someone via SMS. For those 15 to 24 the percentage rises to 20 percent. One can only imagine how SMS would have been thrashed about by the cast of Seinfeld if they had SMS back then.
Jerry: Did you sleep with him?
Elaine: Maybe.
Jerry: Maybe?
Elaine: O.K. A couple of times.
Jerry: Well, you’re outside the boundary of the text breakup zone, my friend.
Elaine: I am? Are you sure?
Jerry: Indeed.
George: George hates the text breakup!
45 percent of women and 31 percent of men admitted that they have checked their better half’s (literally, in this case) mobile to check for SMS signs of infidelity. Perhaps they shoudl be checking their partner’s phone for signs of stupidity– delete those clandestine messages, people!
