Cold, maybe. Popular, for sure. The use of e-mail and
> instant-messaging to end intimate relationships is gaining popularity
> because instantaneous communication makes it easy -- some say too easy
> -- to just call the whole thing off. Want to avoid one of those
> squirmy, awkward breakup scenes? Want to control the dialogue while
> removing facial expressions, vocal inflections, and body language from
> the equation? A solution is as near as your keyboard or cellphone.
The Air Force guy is apparently not the swiftest guy in town. He should have dumped her after her second send.
I think this all is far more telling about personality defects than it is about modern communications gadgetry.