Getting dumped via text message

by Jay on February 19, 2011

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Divorce by sailor midnightstar 150x150 Getting dumped via text messageI’ve thought about writing this post for a long, long time, but never quite “got around to it.”  It has been sitting in the draft folder for a while, so I decided to go ahead and finish it.

Have you ever been dumped via text message?  I have…that is how I found out that I would be getting a divorce.  It was not unexpected, or out of the blue…but a text message all the same.

I used to think how impersonal it must be to be dumped in this manner.  But now that some time has passed, I am grateful for this new technology.  This impersonal method of communication probably saved me from a very sad conversation full of tears.  How would you feel being dumped in this fashion?

Jay Rowsey is a blogger from Columbus, Ohio who writes about social media, his daily life, and what is on his mind at the time. Having been obsessed with social media before it was “cool’, he has always been a Technorati that seeks to incorporate the latest and greatest social media tools for you and your business.
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Whilst you may have differing opinion of the way to accomplish objectives in a relationship, your end goals have to be the exact same - or in harmony with each other. You're not joined at the hip, but two separate individuals who have similar goals and objectives that you would like to attain together.

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Most folks enjoy to be with other people who make them really feel good about themselves. And, this is particularly a fact about the ladies, females who might otherwise be somewhat insecure themselves. But let’s not overdo it here. Locate one or two special elements about her and show her that you noticed them. It will go a long way inside your relationship and pay off big time.

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Jay

Thanks for stopping by and commenting. First of all, I don't like the idea of calling "ladies" insecure about themselves. There are plenty of men out there that are very insecure.

Secondly, I have zero desire to win her back. We have both moved on and are both happier now.

I'm happy for having had that experience in my life, but I am much better off now.

Thanks again for stopping by.

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Jay

Hey Jen. I think you are right. In the long run it was probably what was best in my situation. It allowed me to react in private and I am a semi-private person.

Thanks for commenting!

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Jen

I have always thought that it was "chicken" to break up(for lack of better word) in any fashion other than face-to-face.

But I know that there are always exceptions to rules. I can see how it could keep a situation/conversation from being out of hard or overly emotional.

I don't think that I would care to be told I was getting a divorce via text but on the flip side of that I think it would be easier to tell someone that via text as opposed to having a conversation. I don't like it--divorce shouldn't be easy and telling someone via text is too simple.

I think it sucks that you got told that way--you deserved a face to face conversation even if it would have been uncomfortable.

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