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The Absolute Worst Ways To Break Up With Someone

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Reddit user StarGazingMouse asked: 'What is the Worst way to break up with someone?'

Ending a relationship is never easy.

True, some people who have an unfortunate amount of experience doing so have developed tactics and methods to ensure a lack of anger and/or tears.

This might include breaking up in a specific restaurant, having certain music playing while doing so, or timing things out just perfectly.

Of course, those with experience might also tell you certain breakup methods that are guaranteed to end in acrimony and vitriol.


Redditor StarGazingMouse was eager to learn the worst possible ways to end a relationship, leading them to ask:
"What is the Worst way to break up with someone?"

Seeing Other People...

"He started making out with another girl while we were at a party, all sitting on the same couch."

"That deflates the romance pretty quickly."- Extension-Gap69

"Start an open relationship without telling the other party."- Kenton2k·

Running To Mom

"I once had a guy's mom break up with me for him."

"We were both in our mid 20s."

"For the smart alecks, myself and ex-bf were both in our twenties and dating."

"His mom was the one who told me he was breaking up with me."

"I wasn't dating the mom."- AutumnFalls89

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Always In Person...

"Text them and ask, 'can we talk?'"

"Type for twenty minutes."

"Finally send the message, 'I’m breaking up with you'."

''Sorry'.”

"True story, found out later he probably cheated on me."- lamemayhem

"She texted me breaking up with me after going on a family trip."- Kangaroo_Exact

"Calling the day after my birthday (long distance)."

"Said she didn't love me anymore, she was sleeping with someone else, and I should get tested (last visit to her was months before)."

"I tested positive for Chlamydia."

"She said she waited to tell me because she didn't want to ruin my birthday"

". How generous of her."

'Also I didn't have any noticeable symptoms from the Chlamydia - I went about 4-ish months before I found out."- renegadepony·

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Don't Bury The Lead

"Make them think the relationship is strong and then say some of their bad qualities and leave them."

"Then what you do is get with their ex or parent."- PhantomNuke12

If You're Going To Do It, DO IT!

"Ghost them."- Psychic_Wars_Warrior

"My ex-fiance was supposed to escort me to my friend's wedding for which I was the MOH."

"We had a wedding date set, I had a 1/2 ct round diamond and a dress chosen."

"We rented a house off-campus at college and were seniors."

"That Friday before the wedding, he suddenly came down with the flu."

"He couldn't travel."

"I believed him and he acted loving and apologetic, etc."

"I went ahead and took the 3 hour trip."

'When I got back Sunday and walked in the house, everything, including furniture, was gone."

"My clothes and books were still there but everything else was GONE."

'I guess that meant he broke the engagement!"- WeatherKat3262I

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Don't Try To Be Cute...

"'We're donion rings'."- Reddit

Now That's Cold...

"Show up to their family dinner as their relative's date."- PyukumukuGuts

Who Will You Be Trying To Impress

"I had a dream my partner broke up with me by making a PowerPoint presentation."- mcashleigh

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Don't Make Public What Isn't Common Knowledge

'A woman broke up with me by changing her Facebook status to single.'

"In her defense, we had a fight over the phone that morning, but I didn’t think it was quite such a big deal."

'The nice thing about finding out that way was at least I didn’t have to deal with the sort of person who breaks up with by changing their Facebook status anymore."- Funky-Spunkmeyer

While plenty of people are able to break up amicably, all breakups come with enough hurt, pain, and sadness as it is.

So there's no need to try and make it worse.

...A little surprising no one mentioned a Post-It.

Do you have any bad break up methods? Let us know in the comments below.

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