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Survey shows how Pinoys break up with their partners

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ABS-CBN News

MANILA – A recent online survey examined how Filipinos end their relationships.Titled “Heartbreaks and Healing,” the survey conducted by online shopping site Lazada covered 500 Filipinos.It showed that 58% admitted to using mobile phones to break up with their partners.Almost 30% resorted to text messaging, 22% turned to phone calls, while 7% used instant messenger.Thirty-four percent of those surveyed said they broke up with their partners in person, while 6.3% said they ended the relationship through a handwritten letter.The survey also showed that online profiling has become a standard practice among Filipinos, with 54% of respondents saying that they check a potential date’s social media page before going out with him or her.Sixty percent of respondents have said they lost interest in a person they once liked after doing more research on social media.The Internet continues to have a huge role even after breakups, with more than half of respondents (52%) saying that they have stalked their ex’s social media page after the split.Here are other details from the survey:- One out of every three respondents admitted to getting back together with their ex- Almost 65% of respondents said they share their e-mail, phone and app passwords with their significant other- Seventy-five percent of respondents agreed that giving gifts helps in the reconciliation process, with 69% of them saying that such items need not be expensive.