With mobile being such a personal form of communication it's hardly surprising that it should become a key channel for relationships.

A report in a US magazine gives a few examples of students being dumped by the their parterner by SMS ...

Sophomore zoology major Jessica Artl was getting ready for bed when her cell phone alerted her that she had received a text message - the words that ran across her cell phone screen were not the romantic sweet nothings she may have expected: "i think i just wanna b single right now."

Relationship rules and etiquette are seemingly shifting in an era of instant communication, making text message breakups a new and strikingly common reality for many estranged couples.
Another student Kyla Haywood said she was disappointed when her relationship ended in a text message.

"We were texting back and forth. I tried to call him but he wouldn't pick up, so I just said (text messaged) it was through," said Haywood. "It's unacceptable. I thought it was childish to text it, but he just wouldn't pick up the phone."

While some say they find that severing a relationship by way of text message is impersonal, if not downright cruel, others find that it's a practical and acceptable means of breaking ties. One male student said he has ended about three relationships through text messages, including one that simply read "i'm done w/u."

"You don't have to feel bad about it when you hear them crying over the phone or something," Upton said. "I don't really invest much into relationships."
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Our worlwide SMS system, allows the setting up of message templates. Perhaps for the uncommitted students we should enourage some 'dump your partner' templates to reduce even more effort in ending their relationship!

And there was I thinking the whole was to invest in a relationship!

In Dubai a senior cleric has allowed the country's men to divorce women by text. The thinking being that it is no different than a written note. The Islamic law says that a man may divorce his wife by saying (or writting) 'I divorce you' 3 times.
The report is not clear whether they would have to say it three times in one text, or once over 3 texts for the divorce to be acceptable.