Getting over a break-up is hard enough without the constant reminders of your ex on social media. But many can’t bring themselves to unfriend them, removing any trace of them from their digital life. With the introduction of Facebook's new tools, there's now an alternative solution.

Not got the guts to break up with your partner? Can’t deal with the tears and heartbreak? Or maybe you just want to stick it to them? Sorry It’s Over is an app that can do it for you, helping you break up with your girlfriend, boyfriend, wife, husband or mistress – all for the humble fee of £2.80.

Whether you want to bury your face in a tub of Ben & Jerry’s or crack out a voodoo doll and build a bonfire, the heartache attached to ending a relationship is palpable. But while the formation of new relationships has contributed toa $2 billion industry, what’s to become of the break-up market?

Spurred on by a host of apps, commentators are suggesting that the process of finding a partner in India is moving away from the old tradition of arranged marriages, and towards a more progressive and Westernised style of dating. But to what extent have values actually changed?