Chinese lovers 8216;outsource break-ups8217;

Get rid of a difficult partner!8221; advertises one agent. 8220;Keep damage to a minimum, assures another.

For roughly 300 yuan,the equivalent of around 30 pounds,the relationship killers offer everything from a soft let-down by phone or an email to an active attempt to drive a wedge between lovers.

And,for those customers who opt for a 8220;platinum8221; service,an agent will show up in person,perhaps with a small gift to ease the pain.

One agent,based in Zhejiang province,said he had helped around 10 couples end their romance.

We have a 100 per cent success rate or your money back, he said.

In some cases,he added that he had managed to apply some small techniques to create misunderstanding,or conflict,between a couple and just let that seed grow slowly and naturally until there was a voluntary break-up on both sides,

The agent said this was a 20-day package: We create the conflict in 10 days,propose a break-up in 15 and complete the deal in 20. Some people say I have no morals but I don8217;t think this is a moral issue. I am not using any dirty tactics and this is just business.

For the broken-hearted,there is consolation elsewhere on the Chinese internet,in the shape of websites such as Kaixin Fenshou Wang,or Happy Break-up,which offer forums for up to 1,000 users at any one time to share their misery.