Is social media creating problems with interpersonal communications?  After reading an article in Network World today, I’m beginning to wonder.

According to research conducted by UK- based discount code website, MyVoucherCodes, 25% of women surveyed would dump their partner for Facebook flirting, while 19% of the men polled would do the same.  But what counts as “Facebook flirting?” Tending to a cute guy’s sheep in FarmVille?  Hooking a lady friend up with some ammo in Mafia Wars?

And let’s not forget about Twitter too.  22% of women and 17% of men would kick their partner to the curb for sending saucy messages to their Tweethearts.

The research also concluded that a majority of Brits found flirting via email to be worse than explicit text messages, flirty Facebooking or tacky tweeting.

As if men and women didn’t have enough problems to worry about in a relationship, now we have to worry about crossing the “cheating” barriers with social media.  Just be cautious and practice safe social networking!  (That doesn’t mean hacking in to your boyfriend’s Facebook account to see who he’s poked recently.)