Snooping on SMS? Beware the results

Can't help checking your partner's text messages on the sly? You are not alone, with an Australian survey showing one in three mobile phone users are SMS snoops, and the consequences can often be heart-breaking.

The online survey, conducted for telecoms service provider Virgin Mobile Australia, shows that women are more likely than men to check their partner's phone in secret.

It also revealed that 73 percent of these sneaky text checkers have found out things they later wished they had not, and 10 percent ended their relationship because of SMS snooping.