Why social media has made breaking up even harder

KATY HARRINGTON: 'Hit delete now!'

IN the 1960s, Neil Sedaka sang ‘breaking up is hard to do’ and he was right.

But they had it easy back then. Breaking up is an emotionally draining horror-fest, no matter the era in which you grew up, but, in 2013, we find out via Facebook that our ex is engaged, or we are subjected to stomach-churning pictures, on their Instagram feed, of an old boyfriend or girlfriend looking tanned and happy on holiday.