A new word: ZUMPING

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Sure, you’ve been dumped – but have you ever been zumped?

Social distancing, self-quarantining and shelter-in-place orders have separated some hopeless romantics from potential partners amid the coronavirus pandemic, but it has also created a terrible new breakup trend for those who hope to part ways with someone they started seeing before pandemic began, but are unable to do so in person: zumping.

In an essay published on Monday by BuzzFeed News, writer Julia Moser revealed that she recently split up with a man she had been dating for about two months after he called it quits over an online Zoom videoconference.

“Am I the first person who's been dumped via zoom?” the 26-year-old wondered on Twitter last week, in a post that has since gone viral with over 63,000 likes.

In the piece that followed, Moser acknowledged that a fizzled-out romance was “pretty low on the totem pole of problems facing our country right now” but “frustrating nonetheless,” highlighting the particular pitfalls of getting dumped during a pandemic.

“There is something particularly bruising about this happening in the midst of a global public health crisis. I can’t have my friends come over and bring me sheet cake and wine,” she wrote. “Crying over FaceTime to your sister isn’t the same as getting to wipe your snot on her shoulder [in real life].”

“It didn't help that the internet connection wasn’t great so we kept freezing, and I said, ‘We’re breaking up’ and we were!”

Source: 'Zumping' is the terrible breakup trend to emerge amid the coronavirus pandemic

It's a stupid word made up by stupid "news" website to describe the whiny cringiness of a drama queen.

Thanks for posting Jimmy, that was quite a horror buzz.

Goodness you people have no heart. She possibly really liked him and saw a lot of potential there. Never criticise anyone's heart. Let them feel. You don't know how long they were friends for before they started actually dating. She maybe had feelings for him for a while. You just don't know.

Breakups are hard and of course it's OK to be sad.

I just think that expecting people to bring gifts etc., is a bit over the top. That's just my opinion.

Unfortunately, in this time of quarantine there are bound to be breakups via internet. It's sad but is it better for a person to stay in their relationship out of obligation, because they have no idea when they'll see each other again? I think it would be a lot more hurtful if people strung each other along, acting like they were still interested in dating someone for the forseeable future (possibly months), and then said "well I didn't want to hurt your feelings during Coronavirus". I think it's a really tough time for relationships either way.

When quarantine started I had been seeing my boyfriend for 2.5 months. Now I haven't been able to see him for a month. The story was very relevant to me because I was at the same time frame. We're still together. If we had split over the internet of course I would be sad, but I think it would be easier than finding out six months from now (whenever quarantine ends) that he wanted to break up from the start. There are no easy answers.

Maybe she’s crying because she misses the free cake and wine.

Do people really do that btw? No one buys me cake and wine after a sh***y news.

Cake and wine would definitely make it less painful

But yeah, break up pain varies. I was quite upset at a three month relationship ending.

Another years long relationship, I was relieved it was over. Not the slightest bit of sadness.

It depends more on the person and quality of the time you had spent together, rather than how long the relationship was (imo)

Back in my day people had the decency to dump you via fax or singing telegrams. At she got them to sing Radiohead, I mean, it's true. I don't belong here.

I’d rather be dumped over text than in person any day, to be honest.

it's a mean world, this hellworld we live in. stop this world, i wanna get off.