How cruel would it be to have an app send texts like, “Your boyfriend thinks you are ugly and a bore.” In an era where you don’t even have to go to a restaurant to eat, using apps to break up with your partner won’t come as a shock to many.
A new app called Binder, is the Tinder of breaking-up, where you swipe right to dump your partner. And minutes later, they receive a message with the most hilarious reasons for the break-up. Kavya Rathor, a communication student who feels this trend could come in handy today, says, “Relationships are treated very causally these days and even breaking-up seems like a task. So when people can choose their partner through an app, why not break-up the same way?”
The digital break-up market has tonnes of other apps with the most bizarre features ever. There’s BreakupText, BreakupShop and DrunkDial that help people conclude a relationship just with a few taps. An app called KillSwitch seamlessly removes all traces of your ex from your Facebook profile so you can move on!
A Bengaluru-based app called Dunzo added a new feature where they show up in person, dump your partner and get back all your stuff from them! Although the trend has not been very prevalent in our city, Kabeer Biswas, founder of the app tells us how this idea actually came about, “The idea came up because a couple actually used it and enough people from the city found it cute. Our core purpose is to make things easy, be it personal or emotional.” Could this be a sign of relationships becoming extremely superficial in nature? Only time will tell.
— RITIKA RAHEJA
