In a digital realm where relationships are increasingly found online, relationships are also ending online, too.
With this in mind, where do we draw the line on breakups? Is texting ever an appropriate way to break up with someone? And what is the modern etiquette surrounding this whole idea anyway?
One Reddit user, thrwnawytxt, has found himself in this very predicament. He’s only been seeing a girl for about three months, so can he break it up over the phone? He turned to Reddit for their thoughts.
“So I’ve been dating a woman for about three months, and I’ve really enjoyed it – good chemistry, conversation was always good, sex was great… until about three weeks ago,” he wrote on the forum.
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“Since then, I haven’t seen her, and text messages have become sporadic and superficial. I can’t tell if she’s fading or benching me or what, but this doesn’t work for me. I’m not about to ghost on her, but how do I tell her we’re not dating anymore?”