That is do lame! I can't believe he broke up with you by CAVE PAINTING,

That is do lame! I can’t believe he broke up with you by CAVE PAINTING. 5 Times it’s O.K. to dump someone via social media.


1. The relationship was toxic. I don’t care how long you’ve been dating, if the relationship was much more bad than good, you can get away with doing it via text message since an in-person meeting or phone call will probably just devolve into a screaming match or some other major drama. (Crying is not drama. If you’re worried someone will cry and you don’t want to see it, that is just being a coward.)

2. He’s avoiding you. If he’s avoiding you and not returning calls, then you have a right to resort to a text message. He probably prefers it that way.

3. It’s safer. If your man is abusive or you feel threatened around him, then a text message is the way to go. In fact, I’d definitely recommend NOT meeting up with him. You may even want to forego telling him altogether and just change your number and stay at a friend’s house for a while.

6. Digital relationship. It seems odd, but plenty of relationships these days seem conducted primarily via text message and social media anyway. If that’s how you two have been rolling all along, no need to change now.

9. The person lives far away. If your relationship was long-distance and you hardly ever saw each other, then a text message is probably okay so long as you didn’t have marathon phone sessions on a regular basis.