BOSTON -- On the TV show "Sex and the City," main character Carrie Bradshaw was once dumped via a Post-It note. Teens today may not go that far, but they come close, with more than a quarter saying they've broken up with someone by text message, according to a new survey.

Twenty-six percent of teenagers ages 13-17 who use the free texting application "textPlus" said they've dumped someone via text, while 30 percent said they've been dumped that way, the survey found.

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What's more, 24 percent of the teens said they thought the behavior was perfectly acceptable.

Teens also said they have no problem asking someone out on a date for the first time by text; 65 percent said it's OK.

Additionally, 29 percent said they've asked someone out and 43 percent said they've been asked out using text messaging.

Teens may initiate or end relationships over text message because it's less awkward, said Drew Olanoff, director of community at textPlus.

"It gives you the room to breathe that you need," Olanoff said. "People through text are going to have more guts. They're going to say things that they wouldn't say to somebody's face or say over a phone call."

"And that's not necessarily a bad thing, you know," he added. "'Hey, I really like you. You're really cute. Do you want to hang out this weekend?' And then that person can choose 'I'm busy' or 'No' or whatever, and it kind of lessens the blow. It's not just an awkward pause, there's no silence."

Olanoff has spoken with users about what has and hasn't worked when asking someone out over text message. He said teens should make sure it isn't the first interaction they've had with their date, and they should personalize the message, use proper grammar and spelling and consider sending a picture as well.

He also advises teens to be the decision maker -- for example, to ask "Do you want to go to see 'Inception?'" instead of "What do you want to do?"

The survey polled 1,031 teens 13-17 who use textPlus, an ad-supported free texting application for phones.

Users had an option to click on a banner at the bottom of the application to fill out the survey. There was a margin of error of plus or minus 3.05 percentage points.