Bad Romance? Blame Twitter

50-year-old Twitter users normally have relationships lasting 15 months, while non-Twitter users of the same age see a relationship lifespan of 17 months.
 
The data compiled by the website is based on its 830,000 members.

Over the past few years, with the increasing penetration of social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook, users have shown that virtual activity is inversely proportionate to the success rate of real life relationships and inter personal skills.