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How do you break up without hurting them??


Question Posted Monday July 26 2004, 9:36 pm

How do you break up or, tell a guy you dont want to be thier gf without hurting them??

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dearnobody answered Sunday November 10 2013, 10:58 am:
With breaks ups its hard not to break someones heart. but if you want to do it right so you guys are still friends then you have to .
1) say that you will always love him and that you will always have a specail place in your heart for him.
2)then say that youve been thinking that you guys need space because your messed up ( grades gone down or parents or on your period)
3) if he keeps arguing be like i need to think about me right now and then just say ill see you around or bye!
hope everything works out :)
Sincerly,
Nobody :)

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lightoftruth answered Friday November 8 2013, 5:25 pm:
No matter you do, it'll hurt him. Break ups hurt no matter how you handle it.
Of course there are better ways to handle it than others though.
You need to be honest and kind. Don't break up with him through a text or a note. Talk to him face to face when no one else is around. Spare him the embarrassment.

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Razhie answered Friday November 8 2013, 8:19 am:
You can't.

Breaking up hurts.

If you try to hard not make sure to 'not hurt them' you run the risk of them not understanding that you are breaking up with them, and that is way worse in the long run.

Be honest. Be kind. Be clear. The kindest thing you can tell them is the truth, and that's probably gonna hurt.

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Carmencc answered Friday November 8 2013, 1:32 am:
Make sure they know that you aren't trying to hurt them, and say it's nothing that they did but u don't want to be in a relationship

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EcKo_BaBi_xO answered Tuesday July 27 2004, 10:29 am:
Well JuSs tell them flat out i dont think we should go out anymore... or if you really don wanna tell him face to face have someone else do it or tell him on the fone or online...but its up to you i just think its best if you tell him face-to-face! HoPe i HeLpEd RaTe PlEzZ!!!!

xOxoO- bRyTtNiI

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blackmamba answered Tuesday July 27 2004, 2:14 am:
yeah thats almost as possible as nailing jell-o to a tree. its going to hurt him, and you need to prepare for that. the least pain-causing method i think is to just be honest and say you don't want a boyfriend because____ and you have a lot going on and are stressed out. good luck with that one though.

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SoNuLiCiOuSsS answered Tuesday July 27 2004, 1:49 am:
Tell him that you like him better as a friend

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TheLovex8 answered Monday July 26 2004, 11:59 pm:
Basiclly you can't not hurt him just say its not really working out..x0x0 Roxy

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storageanddisposal answered Monday July 26 2004, 11:07 pm:
Trust me, coming from a guy, it's not possible. Just be brutally honest with him. Don't lie and say you're not looking for a relationship or anything like that. What happens when you date someone else? He ends up feeling even more worse. Just give him the friend line, it's the least painful way of turning him down. Tell him you like him as a friend, nothing more.

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Mel answered Monday July 26 2004, 10:40 pm:
it's not possible to do that and NOT hurt them, unless they don't like you to begin with. you're better off just telling the truth! they'll appreciate it more in the long run, and you won't feel guilty about lying.

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kevin1986 answered Monday July 26 2004, 10:20 pm:
Say it's just not working out and deliver the Let's Be friends Speech.

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ShOrTnSwEeT42094 answered Monday July 26 2004, 10:08 pm:
Be as kind about it as possible,and be respectful.Never ever break up with someone over the phone or in a letter or e-mail ,it's just so impersonal and really heartless.If you want to still be friends with him,let him know.He may not seem like he wants to now,but he'll appreciate it someday.Just take his feelings into consideration but don't be too...on the fence about it,you don't wanna give the guy false hopes.He'll be hurt but you can live with just a little bit of guilt a lot easier than a whole lot of guilt,if you didn't let him know the truth!

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Mercy_x_Me answered Monday July 26 2004, 10:07 pm:
well, let me change around what you said.. theres no possible way NOT to hurt his feelings. He might not feel hurt, or he may, even if you say the nicest thing physically possible just because he still really liked you. Just tell him something like this "I dont really wanna commit myself into a relationship right now, but i wanna be really close friends" its the best way, and u should try bein friends. It will help ya.


hope i helped
rate meEEE

-XoXo
BLu

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Lizzy answered Monday July 26 2004, 10:06 pm:
There is no way for you to not hurt him if he cares about you a whole lot. Tell him you want to be friends, but you just aren't feeling that the relationship is working the way it should and that you really just need time to see other people. Hope this works
Lizzy

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superstar10 answered Monday July 26 2004, 9:56 pm:
theres no really good way of breaking up with some one. just tell him that i care about u but i dont like you that way anymore. and that u would still like to be really good friends. i hope i helped....~rate me~

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A.Good.Lie answered Monday July 26 2004, 9:52 pm:
There's really no way of breaking up with someone without hurting them if they really like you. It's just one of those things where someone's gotta get hurt. But the most harmless way that I can think of is just saying something like, "It was great hanging out with you, but I just don't think we have enough in common to carry on this relationship." And always say that you still want to be friends, even if you don't mean it, because that always lightens the blow.

<3
~A.Good.Lie~

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chelc answered Monday July 26 2004, 9:47 pm:
easy tell them that its not working out and its better if we as in yall are friends

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winks4life answered Monday July 26 2004, 9:46 pm:
a good way of breakin up with someone... isnt saying "I just wanna be friends" cuz everyone says that and that will hurt him and good way to say it would be just to say that maybe you need a break but wanna keep a friendship with him but would rather see you guys going out as friends instead of a realtionship
hope i helped:) rate me if u can


Xoxo
*Jess

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