How to Break up With a Boyfriend

When you are dating, problems and disagreements will occur. Sometimes, these are severe enough that you may consider breaking up. If you ultimately decide to end your relationship with your boyfriend, it is important that you break up with him in the nicest way possible. Please note that regardless of how nice you are, a break up is likely to hurt both of you.

Instructions

1. Make sure that you truly want to break up with your boyfriend. Anger can cloud your judgment. If you are upset because of a fight or disagreement, it may be best to wait until you calm down to make the decision.

2. Think about what you are going to say. It is impossible to plan out every sentence but, you can think of a basic outline. Doing this ahead of time will help ensure that you make every point you feel is necessary to successfully break up.

3. Keep the break up quiet. The guy you are dating should be the first person to know about the break up. If you tell other people ahead of time, they may spill the beans to him and that will catch him off guard and may make dealing with the break up harder.

4. Pick and appropriate time and place to end your relationship. You should pick a place that is semi private and on neutral ground. A fairly secluded table at a restaurant is a good choice. If you are supposed to be his date for an important event in the very near future, think about waiting to break up until after the event.

5. Stay relaxed and calm. Ending a relationship is stressful. Try to keep your composure and keep your voice down. You both may get emotional. If that happens, it may be best to part ways immediately.

6. Tell the truth in a tactful way. When you explain the reasons for the break up, you should be as nice as possible. Be careful how you word your reasons. You should try to focus on you instead of him.

7. Be prepared for anger on his part. This may be caused by the shock of you breaking up with him. It is best to simply walk away if he gets very angry. Also, be prepared for him to retaliate by dating someone soon after the break up. He may even flaunt the new relationship around you.