How to Get out of a bad relationship safely

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When you're in the house with your significant other do you ask yourself why the hell am I here? Why did I get involved with this jerk in the first place? What the hell was I thinking about? And then you say to yourself I am such an idiot for dealing with this dude. If you speak about yourself in this manner this means that you are unhappy and in order to gain respect you have to lose the one that is disrespectful to you. Never lose your self confidence or self esteem because of someone else’s stupidity. Someone has to go and if it’s your place that the two of you share it sure isn’t you. Sometimes it could get much more complicated if the guy is living with you; you can’t just throw him out; it’s against the law. You have to give him a 30-day notice to vacate the premises first; and who knows what will happen between the two of you during that 30-day period of your final days together. You may not already know this, but it is VERY difficult getting out of a bad relationship especially if you’ve been together for years. It’s hard to tell your partner that you don’t want anything to do with him anymore. It’s harder for a man that is content in the relationship to except what you told him. There is much going on in the world today especially in broken relationships; men have been killing, beating, and some eating the women that wanted nothing to do with them anymore; and it’s very scary. If you read the papers one article said that "Upon walking into her apartment complex with her man, she told him that she wanted out of the relationship. He pulled out a knife and stabbed her three times in the back of her neck and dragged her 100 feet out of the apartment complex. THIS IS RIDICULOUS and it is sad that the world is coming to this. What can make someone you’ve known for years do something so unpredictably insane? Below are just a few guidelines I'd like to offer in order to keep you SAFE when opting out of a bad relationship.

Instructions

Difficulty: Challenging
Step1
If and when you break up go to a public location even the park is a good idea. You do not want to be alone with him because you never know how much a person can actually take. Rejection can take a person over the deep edge so whatever you do DON’T UNDERESTIMATE HIM.
Step2
When opting out of a relationship do your best not to make a scene the worst thing you can do is get loud and embarrass him. You may tarnish his ego with humiliation which might not be good for you later when the two of you are alone.
Step3
Do not add fuel to the fire. Going back and forth arguing will just cause you to say some very hurtful things. Sometimes when a person knows that things will never be the same without you they may take it to the EXTREME.
Step4
Absolutely no tit for tat if he does or says something hurtful to you DO NOT say anything as we all know silence is golden and a perfect way not to upset to that breaking point. Even if he’s calling you all kinds of names let them pass and don’t take it personal just get away from him as soon as possible.
Step5
If after the break up he calls you and wants to take you out or give you something don’t trust him; if the two of you couldn’t be friends when you were together you definitely cannot be friends now.
Step6
If he starts to pop up at your job or at your home PLEASE call the police. You may still have feelings for him but there are rules and he is definitely breaking them if after you said that you did not want to continue your relationship with him. Even if you have to file for a restraining order then that’s what you have to do. Stand behind your intuition you already know that the relationship is unhealthy don’t make it easy.
Step7
DO NOT feel sorry for him this eventually leads to you accepting him back into your life and if you do; you thought getting rid of him was hard the first time around wait until you try to pull that move again.
Step8
BE CAREFUL, BE SAFE and BE BLESSED

Tips & Warnings

  • Don't forget to love yourself.

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redvelvet

redvelvet said

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on 9/24/2008 WOW! Hi, Velocity you know that I check for new articles from you every chance I get. This comment from girlygirl11 is totally absurd! How can you judge someone that is giving advice on helping women and saving lives? She must be 11 for real if she thinks this is funny at all. Words of advice GIRL get a clue! Red

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velocity said

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on 9/24/2008 Thanks for sharing and also thanks for clicking onto my idiotic article that has earned me money. Chow

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