Breaking up, as the song says, is a
plate full of suck sandwich. You
meet someone, sparks fly, and then
you start doing that weird thing we
call dating. You know, when you
touch each other's parts and go see
movies, sometimes you eat food
too. Eventually though, you come to
realize that this isn't the person for
you, you don't want to watch movie
with them or have fights about
spooning -- you want to break-up.
So you do it, or it is done to you and
then you eat all of the ice cream that
there is.
Be you the dumper or the dumpee,
breaking up is the pits. It also
happens more and more these days
with online dating. You go on one
date with a person, and feel no
connection. You don't want to see
them again. This wouldn't be a
problem -- but they DID feel
something, and now they are
texting you.
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They want to see you again. They
want to run through a field of corn
nuggets with you. They want to
sing Faith Hill songs into the nape of
your neck. You want to sit at home
and watch Boardwalk Empire in
your lounging pants solo. It's gnarly
because now you've got to gently
break-up with someone...who you
weren't even dating.
The best thing you can is respond
honestly but kindly. They ask to see
you again and you say, "I'm really
glad I got a chance to meet you, but
we're not a good match." That's
right. Be that definitive. Leave no
wiggle room. Below you'll find 5
mistakes women make when
"breaking up" with a new suitor.
1.) The Fade Away
This just makes you look like an
asshole and a big ol' coward. You're
none of those things! You are
awesome. Be awesome -- treat this
person well.
2.) "I Think..."
Trust me on this, even saying "I
think we're not a good match,"
leaves the door open to an
especially persistent brand of jerk.
"Sure, that's what YOU think, but
what about what I THINK?" You
don't want to open yourself up to
that sort of pointlessly hostile
exchange.
3.) "...Right Now"
They covered this on How I Met
Your Mother. If you say something
like "I just don't think we're a good
fit...right now," you are keeping that
dude on your hook. You're giving
him license to check in WEEKLY even
to see if "right now" has changed.
4.) TEXT WARS
This is rare, but you might come
across someone who won't take no
for an answer. He keeps texting, he
keeps calling, he keeps emailing.
This my friend, is where you stop
texting and stop explaining
yourself, and back away. You were
polite and reasonable -- he's out of
line.
5.) "I'm sorry, Becca's dead"
Don't tell him you've died and that
this is your lawyer texting him to
end things. I am totally not
speaking from experience. This is
Becca's lawyer, Milton JeromeyBreaking up, as the song says, is a
plate full of suck sandwich. You
meet someone, sparks fly, and then
you start doing that weird thing we
call dating. You know, when you
touch each other's parts and go see
movies, sometimes you eat food
too. Eventually though, you come to
realize that this isn't the person for
you, you don't want to watch movie
with them or have fights about
spooning -- you want to break-up.
So you do it, or it is done to you and
then you eat all of the ice cream that
there is.
Be you the dumper or the dumpee,
breaking up is the pits. It also
happens more and more these days
with online dating. You go on one
date with a person, and feel no
connection. You don't want to see
them again. This wouldn't be a
problem -- but they DID feel
something, and now they are
texting you.
More from The Stir: 5 Ways to
Dump Your Partner That Are Worse
Than By Email
They want to see you again. They
want to run through a field of corn
nuggets with you. They want to
sing Faith Hill songs into the nape of
your neck. You want to sit at home
and watch Boardwalk Empire in
your lounging pants solo. It's gnarly
because now you've got to gently
break-up with someone...who you
weren't even dating.
The best thing you can is respond
honestly but kindly. They ask to see
you again and you say, "I'm really
glad I got a chance to meet you, but
we're not a good match." That's
right. Be that definitive. Leave no
wiggle room. Below you'll find 5
mistakes women make when
"breaking up" with a new suitor.
1.) The Fade Away
This just makes you look like an
asshole and a big ol' coward. You're
none of those things! You are
awesome. Be awesome -- treat this
person well.
2.) "I Think..."
Trust me on this, even saying "I
think we're not a good match,"
leaves the door open to an
especially persistent brand of jerk.
"Sure, that's what YOU think, but
what about what I THINK?" You
don't want to open yourself up to
that sort of pointlessly hostile
exchange.
3.) "...Right Now"
They covered this on How I Met
Your Mother. If you say something
like "I just don't think we're a good
fit...right now," you are keeping that
dude on your hook. You're giving
him license to check in WEEKLY even
to see if "right now" has changed.
4.) TEXT WARS
This is rare, but you might come
across someone who won't take no
for an answer. He keeps texting, he
keeps calling, he keeps emailing.
This my friend, is where you stop
texting and stop explaining
yourself, and back away. You were
polite and reasonable -- he's out of
line.
5.) "I'm sorry, Becca's dead"
Don't tell him you've died and that
this is your lawyer texting him to
end things. I am totally not
speaking from experience. This is
Becca's lawyer, Milton JeromeyBreaking up, as the song says, is a
plate full of suck sandwich. You
meet someone, sparks fly, and then
you start doing that weird thing we
call dating. You know, when you
touch each other's parts and go see
movies, sometimes you eat food
too. Eventually though, you come to
realize that this isn't the person for
you, you don't want to watch movie
with them or have fights about
spooning -- you want to break-up.
So you do it, or it is done to you and
then you eat all of the ice cream that
there is.
Be you the dumper or the dumpee,
breaking up is the pits. It also
happens more and more these days
with online dating. You go on one
date with a person, and feel no
connection. You don't want to see
them again. This wouldn't be a
problem -- but they DID feel
something, and now they are
texting you.
More from The Stir: 5 Ways to
Dump Your Partner That Are Worse
Than By Email
They want to see you again. They
want to run through a field of corn
nuggets with you. They want to
sing Faith Hill songs into the nape of
your neck. You want to sit at home
and watch Boardwalk Empire in
your lounging pants solo. It's gnarly
because now you've got to gently
break-up with someone...who you
weren't even dating.
The best thing you can is respond
honestly but kindly. They ask to see
you again and you say, "I'm really
glad I got a chance to meet you, but
we're not a good match." That's
right. Be that definitive. Leave no
wiggle room. Below you'll find 5
mistakes women make when
"breaking up" with a new suitor.
1.) The Fade Away
This just makes you look like an
asshole and a big ol' coward. You're
none of those things! You are
awesome. Be awesome -- treat this
person well.
2.) "I Think..."
Trust me on this, even saying "I
think we're not a good match,"
leaves the door open to an
especially persistent brand of jerk.
"Sure, that's what YOU think, but
what about what I THINK?" You
don't want to open yourself up to
that sort of pointlessly hostile
exchange.
3.) "...Right Now"
They covered this on How I Met
Your Mother. If you say something
like "I just don't think we're a good
fit...right now," you are keeping that
dude on your hook. You're giving
him license to check in WEEKLY even
to see if "right now" has changed.
4.) TEXT WARS
This is rare, but you might come
across someone who won't take no
for an answer. He keeps texting, he
keeps calling, he keeps emailing.
This my friend, is where you stop
texting and stop explaining
yourself, and back away. You were
polite and reasonable -- he's out of
line.
5.) "I'm sorry, Becca's dead"
Don't tell him you've died and that
this is your lawyer texting him to
end things. I am totally not
speaking from experience. This is
Becca's lawyer, Milton Jeromey