Kids today!
An October survey commissioned by Samsung Telecommunications America reported that about 11 percent of Americans say breaking up with a boyfriend or girlfriend via text message is okay.
Alright children, come in close: Let's rap. Breaking up via a telecommunications medium with a limit of 160 characters a message is never okay. Indeed, unless you're ending a long distance relationship, the phone is never okay. And since I've not decided on which specific instances allow e-mail, it's probably best to err against that format as well. Oh, and if you do the deed over IM, you should probably be shot.