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Friday, July 20, 2007
It ends tonight
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
I have some work to do in the “man management” department. I have to let someone go because things aren’t going that great. I know I have the tendency to bail on guys too quickly, so I made sure that I gave it a couple of months this time. I made a real effort to be understanding, patient, and any other equally draining female emotion that is required to date those high maintenance men.
There are other dating options cropping up that appear to be more compatible to me: closer to my age, active life, not too clingy/needy. I am going to woman up and deal with the un-fun part of dating: letting a guy down.
Breaking up with people takes a lot of finesse, my friends. Men aren’t usually the masters of this - they may decide to take the ever so lovely, disappearing act route. Or my personal favorite: turn into a complete jackass until she has no choice but to leave the relationship. Guys, are women just as horrible when it comes to ending things too?
I have to think of how to do it. Should I send him that All-American Rejects’ song, It Ends Tonight, in an email? Should I give him the tried and true spiel: “It’s not you, it’s me”? Does that even work anymore? If I wanted to be a big old coward, I could break up on the phone or send a text message? Tres’ tacky, I know!
If you were being dumped, how would you want to find out? Perhaps you would want an expensive meal followed by, “We need to talk” dessert?
Have you ever been dumped in a surprisingly painless way? Maybe they used humor or something unique to tell you it was over. What creative tactics have used to break up with someone? Or what’s been used on you?
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