How do you find the words to break up with someone, when they have done nothing wrong, but you don't feel the same?
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Updated: Jan 25, 2022
lendingyouahand
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Jan 25, 2016
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You sit them down and explain how you're feeling. If you're dating them, they should respect you enough to not ruin your friendship.
Anonymous
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Jan 26, 2016
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Just say the truth about how you feel, it's not easy and it may hurt but being honest it's always better than living a lie. Sometimes relationships just don't work as we expected or it's not the right time or we just don't feel the same... In that moments we need to find the courage to face the truth and to be honest (whit the other person and with ourselves)
phantahna
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Apr 12, 2016
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Explain to them exactly how you're feeling and make it clear that you don't feel the same anymore. Make sure you express your emotions clearly so that they can understand to their best ability.
Ewoman007
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May 28, 2018
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You can always say the truth. There's nothing better than truth. It might hurt but it's always best for both of you
Sprouty1969
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Nov 2, 2020
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I have learned that people our put in our paths for a reason, sometimes to grow as individuals, sometimes to teach us things, sometimes to make us aware of what we want in a relationship and what we dont want. I feel we evolve many times along the way and our needs can change from time to time, what we thought we wanted when we were younger is not always what we need or want as we get older. As we change and we gain more wisdom the priorities in our life switch up, which includes relationships, our jobs,family dynamics, morals and values
alanbabani
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May 8, 2015
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It depends on the time that both of you have spend with each other. If you have not discovered any bad things between you both. Why do you even think about breaking up? It is not a rational question.
SlayIsMe
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Sep 7, 2015
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Nothing is better than being straight up honest, to be honest.
Tell them straight up. In a friendly, way, showing empathy but careful, without hurting them.
Anonymous
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Sep 14, 2015
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You try to do it as nice as possibly. In a way that makes you feel good about yourself as well as them.
Anonymous
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Nov 9, 2015
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Appreciate their feelings, acknowledge that you have taken the time to think things over. State why it is in both your interest to end things.
Anonymous
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Jan 27, 2016
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The best thing you can do is be honest even if you know it is going to hurt that person. sometimes things just don't work out and that's okay, you just need to tell them. It is kinder to the other person involved in the long run to tell them the truth than to leave them with false hope or lead them on. It will be difficult but you will feel much better if you just tell it how it is, at the end of the day you need to consider what is best for you and it is not fair for you to be unhappy just because you are scared or worried about ending it.
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