One in five 22-30-year-olds dumped their partners through the world wide web
Chelsy Davy told the world about her break-up with Prince Harry after she posted a Facebook message on her page that read: 'No longer in a relationship.'
Now a new survey has revealed she is part of a growing trend of people who ditch their partners online.
The poll revealed 48 per cent of under 21s and 18 per cent of 22-30-year-olds publicly dumped a love 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.
For Katherine Park, 19, from Lincoln, dumping her partner online seemed the most obvious thing to do.
'Most of our relationship revolved around Facebook - poking each other, arranging dates and dropping wall posts - in fact, he first asked me out online!' she said.
'I thought about just changing my status, so he’d get the hint, but in the end I sent an inbox message to explain why it was over after two months.'
And Sarah Callwood, 21, from Cheshire chose to dump her partner of three months this way because it 'seemed the easiest thing to do.'
'He’d stopped returning my texts and calls, so updating my Facebook status seemed the only way to get his attention!' she said.
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 Heart reading "Facebook Me" alongside "Text Me" and "Call Me".'
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