EricaH329 Posted April 8, 2010 Posted April 8, 2010 I found this while browsing through the internet. I find it amusing, and sad at the same time. I know i've used one of these strategies while breaking up with someone before, and I know someone has used it on me, also. It's one of those things where it's funny because it's so true. But at the same time, it's sad because it's so true. Just thought i'd share
aerogurl87 Posted April 8, 2010 Posted April 8, 2010 Lol I read it and it is sad but true. My ex tried the Destiny Paradox one on me. He was like "if we're destined to be together one day we'll come back together in the end" and then proceeded to almost ruin one of my favourite movies for me by comparing our relationship to the Notebook. And I'm guilty of using for forced fight on my ex. I went on what I knew was our last date, waiting for him to mess up. And when I found the slightest thing I went with it and broke up with him. He thought it was sudden but I'd kinda been planning to end things with him for the past 2 months. I just didn't have the guts to do it till then.
ingridh Posted April 8, 2010 Posted April 8, 2010 My ex basically used the 'Trade-Off' method He cheated and dumped me for a young college girl 15 years his junior. Yep he 'upgraded'. So he thinks. Now.
nobmagnet Posted April 8, 2010 Posted April 8, 2010 Trade in here :lmao: he downgraded a ferarri for a knackered ford fiesta :lmao: IMO. hahahahahh let her have him and find out that his premature ejaculation is a permenant thing !!! Muhahahahah (is that it???????) wont miss that! Nobby xx
justaguy123 Posted April 8, 2010 Posted April 8, 2010 Trade off for me. Nothing like finding out that she is in a relationship three days after she ends it.
TaraMaiden Posted April 8, 2010 Posted April 8, 2010 (edited) Appearing by your hospital bed, after you've just have a life-changing op, with his young new GF and saying "I've emptied the house of everything I need. get well soon!" Texting you while you're on holiday, and saying "my hot new GF loves our bed! Stay away a while longer!" Getting to work and finding your desk's been cleared and you've been fired on some trumped-up charge of stealing from the company, by your ex-BF who also happens to be your manager. Being told in the middle of lovemaking that "you are so inadequate, a ten-day old carrot could do better...now get off me while I ring someone who actually knows how to phukk!" Finding a little box, with a little bow by your dinner plate at a restaurant, and thinking he's surprising you with a ring, only to open it and find a note inside saying "You're dumped sweetheart. By the way, I ate already. They're bringing you the bill!" All these have happened to people I know. Edited April 8, 2010 by TaraMaiden
DustySaltus Posted April 8, 2010 Posted April 8, 2010 Finding a little box, with a little bow by your dinner plate at a restaurant, and thinking he's surprising you with a ring, only to open it and find a note inside saying "You're dumped sweetheart. By the way, I ate already. They're bringing you the bill!" All these have happened to people I know. You know what, life isn't so bad after all....
nobmagnet Posted April 8, 2010 Posted April 8, 2010 tara and dusty, i have to agree! im in shock and yes i feel blessed now!! Nobby xxxxxx
Ilovecake Posted April 8, 2010 Posted April 8, 2010 Hahah it's funny cause it's true. My ex used some aspect of all 5 at once.
USMCHokie Posted April 8, 2010 Posted April 8, 2010 Finding a little box, with a little bow by your dinner plate at a restaurant, and thinking he's surprising you with a ring, only to open it and find a note inside saying "You're dumped sweetheart. By the way, I ate already. They're bringing you the bill!" Ummm...yea...this is legendary...
TaraMaiden Posted April 8, 2010 Posted April 8, 2010 It happened; her name was Margaret, she was in her mid-40's and she'd been with him for 3 years. More than that, I cannot say.
Author EricaH329 Posted April 8, 2010 Author Posted April 8, 2010 Geez Tara, those are some pretty intense ways to break up with someone. I wonder what makes them go to those extremes? They must be pretty heartless. I guess we all have it pretty good compared to that!
northstar1 Posted April 8, 2010 Posted April 8, 2010 screwing your best friend and taping it, taking a crap in your bed, taking your dog and leaving town.
just1guy Posted April 8, 2010 Posted April 8, 2010 (edited) Reversal-Trade off -Destiny combination. "It's nothing about you, it's me. Maybe I'm destined to be single, maybe we're destined to be just friends." Oh, and right afterwards, a new boyfriend. Downgraded to a fatter, older, douchebag with kids. Edited April 8, 2010 by just1guy
Author EricaH329 Posted April 9, 2010 Author Posted April 9, 2010 screwing your best friend and taping it, taking a crap in your bed, taking your dog and leaving town. Ummm.... what?!
The Non-Student Posted April 9, 2010 Posted April 9, 2010 My ex used the "I'm not ready for this kind of relationship" line, a version of "it's not you, it's me." Well, if you weren't ready for the relationship, why'd you jump into one in the first place? Maybe should've thought of that two years ago, huh?
ADF Posted April 9, 2010 Posted April 9, 2010 Great graphic. One of the toughest things to get out of anybody is a direct, honest answer. It is very frustrating. People will do almost anything to make a difficult situation as easy as possible on themselves. They'd much rather lie, evade, obfuscate--anything but risk having to have a difficult conversation with somebody. What a bunch of selfish cowards many people are. Very sad.
northstar1 Posted April 9, 2010 Posted April 9, 2010 Ummm.... what?! Could have sworn I saw this in a movie!
counterman Posted April 9, 2010 Posted April 9, 2010 It is funny and sad at the same time. Looking back, I think my ex-girlfriend tried the murder-suicide break-up but I didn't break up with her. We went on for a few more months and then she implied the reversal by saying that she wants to be with me but can't.
Engadget Posted April 9, 2010 Posted April 9, 2010 My ex did the murder suicide. She left picture messages of her sending her body to someone else readily available to find, and said she wanted me to find them so I would break up with her because she was afraid to.
t0ri Posted April 9, 2010 Posted April 9, 2010 My ex, out of the blue, simply changed his facebook "relationship status" to single, (which I was informed of by my mother), then ignored me for a week, only to then be incredibly cruel, and later give me the "destiny paradox" spiel. Lovely!
Author EricaH329 Posted April 10, 2010 Author Posted April 10, 2010 Why can't people be honest? I mean... that's the first thing we look for in a partner. Why can't they follow through with that?! They are cowards.
LucreziaBorgia Posted April 10, 2010 Posted April 10, 2010 The left out one: The Disappearing Act, where they simply ... disappear. I've gotten that one a couple of times. In both cases, the guy literally moved away and abruptly ended contact, and refused any contact from me. Any and all attempts to contact him were ignored. That one sucks the worst because you have no real idea why they did it. All you can do is accept that you will never know and just move on after that. Even worse, when you run across them again you get all sorts of false hopes and wishful thinking that somehow, on some level they still think about you and care about you. Then you think... they knew how to find me, and simply didn't want to. People who like you don't do that. End of story.
ADF Posted April 11, 2010 Posted April 11, 2010 The left out one: The Disappearing Act, where they simply ... disappear. I've gotten that one a couple of times. In both cases, the guy literally moved away and abruptly ended contact, and refused any contact from me. Any and all attempts to contact him were ignored. That one sucks the worst because you have no real idea why they did it. All you can do is accept that you will never know and just move on after that. Even worse, when you run across them again you get all sorts of false hopes and wishful thinking that somehow, on some level they still think about you and care about you. Then you think... they knew how to find me, and simply didn't want to. People who like you don't do that. End of story. Oh my god, that is the worst by far. I swear, people who do that deserve a beating. I had someone pull a disappearing act on me when I was in my 20s. I was utterly blindsided--it never occured to me that anyone would do something so cruel. Then, when I found out it wasn't even that uncommon, I had to totally revise my whole view of human beings. People are far more capable of base, selfish behavior than I had ever realized.
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