Wednesday, June 06, 2007

How To Break Up With Someone

How To Break Up With Someone by Mike Hardcastle:

You are in a relationship with someone that you are no longer romantically interested in. It's time to be honest.

Difficulty: Hard

Time Required: 60 minutes

Here's How:
  • Get alone with him/her.
  • Don't do this on the phone!
  • Relax. You are doing the right thing...s/he needs to know the truth.
  • Tell him/her that you feel this relationship on its current level needs to end. Give him/her some time to let it sink in. If s/he tries to convince you to give him/her another chance, listen to him/her.
  • Tell him/her that you've made up your mind. Tell him/her at what level you would like to keep your relationship (acquaintences, never-seens, friends, etc). Listen to his/her response.
  • Respect his/her feelings about this new level
  • Let him/her go when s/he feels s/he needs to end the conversation.
  • Tips: Be honest. Although breakups can be really hard on relationships, honesty will salvage any possible future friendship. When you've realized that you are no longer interested in this person, let him/her know. Don't drag out a pointless relationship. Look at this like taking off a band-aid. Would you rather do it fast or slow? Which one hurts more?
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Good luck!
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Doodle

2 comments:

Del-V said...

Did you post that for me?

anne altman said...

i posted that for all.

but yeah, you.