Now that no one is supposed to leave the house, more and more aspects of normal life are becoming, let's say... digitised. And one of the break-up apps that's become the breakout hero of lockdown is Zoom.
People are having work meetings on Zoom, family pub quizzes on Zoom, evening drinks on Zoom and first dates on Zoom.
It seems we've now come full circle and people are also getting dumped on Zoom, which doesn't sound like much fun.
Writer Julia Moser tweeted about her Zoom breakup, and it turns out it's surprisingly relatable.
am i the first person who's been dumped via zoom?— Julia Moser (@Julia Moser) 1586474022
The tweet went immediately viral and we couldn't help but wonder...
Since social distancing measures have been put in place, it seems lots of people have experienced similar situations.
@juliamoserrrr 1) yes 2) I got dumped via Skype a week ago. That shit hurts and I’m sorry— Mack Drexel (@Mack Drexel) 1586481208
Then people started sharing their online break-ups too, because it turns out this isn't just a Covid-related case.
@juliamoserrrr I got dumped via AIM back in eighth grade.— brad culp (@brad culp) 1586482272
My college bf broke up with me via FaceTime. The app. While I was in Paris. The City of Love. On Christmas Day. The… https://t.co/ELmfFXgNwI— jonny manganello (@jonny manganello) 1578449910
@juliamoserrrr Oof. My ex asked me for divorce through Facebook message when Facebook was still new. It smarts.— Melanie Addington+ (She/Her) (@Melanie Addington+ (She/Her)) 1586483255
@juliamoserrrr Once dumped via MSN messenger...— Miriam Isaac (@Miriam Isaac) 1586503508
There was a lot of sympathy, but more amusingly, a lot of jokes.
@juliamoserrrr Zumped— Emperor Norton I 👑 (@Emperor Norton I 👑) 1586485495
@juliamoserrrr It’s not you, it’s.....my bandwidth.— Joshua Magnuson (@Joshua Magnuson) 1586482028
@juliamoserrrr i'm sorry he decided to zoom out of your life— hmb (@hmb) 1586504851
No one could decide whether a Zoom break-up was better or worse than a break-up by any other digital method, but suffice to say it doesn't sound pleasant... Still, we sniff the beginning of a saddening trend.
*End meeting*