9 ways to end a relationship!
You’ve done everything you can. But you’ve finally realized that it’s time to end your relationship. Understandably you’re struggling to do it. Here’s some practical advice to help you bring your relationship to a close.
- Choose your time wisely: Make sure that you choose a time that will allow for both you and the other person to take the time to do it properly. Don’t break up with someone right before they have a big test or are about to go to work. Fridays are a good choice. If you are in a hurry to leave the relationship, tell our partner you need to take some time off and are going to stay with a friend for a night or two.
- Don’t hesitate to express yourself: If your break up takes a long time, you’re going to be asked lots of questions. You’re both going to get hurt badly in the process. Talk it out with your partner the moment you feel the need to break away. Don’t delay the inevitable and make matters worse. Do it in a mature and subtle way so that you can part amicably.
- Keep the conversation brief: Try to keep the things and conversation to the point. The person involved will definitely want to know what he or she did that made you to reach the decision of ending the relationship. Just state your arguments briefly and in a simple way. Don’t make speeches about the things you dislike in him or her. It will, certainly make them feel worse plus it won’t even serve any purpose.
- Do it in person: Do not seek the help of your phone call or by writing a message on his or her phone. Be mature enough to tackle the news of breakup and take the responsibility for doing so in a grown up manner.
- Choose the right location: Avoid announcing the harsh reality in your house for you can’t call off the relationship and then ask the person to leave. So better choose a neutral location for breakup such as a café, park etc. Whichever place you choose, make sure both of you are comfortable there.
- Exchange all gifts: It’s important that you return any of his/her items that you possess to avoid any future complications. The other person should not feel that there might be a slight chance of re-union, if there isn’t.
- End the relationship on a clear and clean note: Don’t give false hopes to your ex by saying “let’s just be friends”. This phrase is just a façade and doesn’t work for anyone. Ex flames have never been able to maintain a platonic relationship after breakup.
- Delete all options of contact: Delete any mails or telephone numbers which you might have so that you don’t contact the other person again even by mistake. You may commit a mistake in the future by sending a mail or calling accidently, but it might seem like an opportunity to ‘get back together’ to the other person.
- Avoid visiting common places of interest and common friends for some time: Try to stay away from places where the probability of bumping into your ex is high because that would just lead to awkwardness for both of you. Also when meeting a common friend, inquire if your ex is going to be there. If there are chances of him/her being there, then avoid such a meeting for some time.
Dumping someone or getting dumped are both very difficult. But the pain can subside faster if the break-up is handled in a mature and proper way. You cannot force someone to love you, neither should you force yourself to love someone, but at the same time you should definitely respect the other person’s feelings and conclude the relationship harmoniously.
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Nice but i don’t really want to read topics like this.. It’s just too hurting..