How to Execute the Easy Break-Up

Need to break up with your significant other for no reason? Here's the scoop on how to perform a "standard" break up.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• A good poker face

1. Choose a semi-public setting, not too private.

2. Invite the victim-to-be to meet you at the chosen spot.

3. Tell the person the easiest part of the truth first i.e. you really do like him/her and that you've enjoyed your time together.

4. Hit them with the ol' "but we can't be involved anymore to the extent that we have been." Make sure to give no real good reasons.

5. Tell the person that you hope you can be friends but that you understand that he/she needs to do what is best for himself/herself.

Tips & Warnings

• Be polite but firm.
• Try to keep others out of it, and always make it about you.
• "It's not you, it's me," is a time-tested classic.
• Beware of sharp objects lying near by.
• Don't be unnecessarily harsh.
• Don't do it on a birthday or another holiday.
• Statistics show a higher likelihood of an "incident" if break-up comes on a significant day.

[ChristyBuena]

on 2/13/2008 My favorite line is, "Keep on truckin'" - Will Ferrell in the movie Old School