Most of us have had the misfortune to be dumped by someone we were really into.
And while this usually ends up to be for the best, some of the reasons partner’s give for ditching their other halves really take the cake.
From not wanting to “be friends” (aka never speak to one another again) to not wanting to “lead you on” (when you’ve already dated for two years), here are the 15 absolute worst excuses given during a break up. Originally from Reddit.
Just friends
“I love you too much and I don’t want to lose you so let’s be friends instead.”
Couldn’t hack the hallway
“That she couldn’t do the whole long distance thing. Then started dating my flatmate, who was precisely two meters more long distance than I was. Needless to say he wasn’t my flatmate for long after that.”
Focus on career
“He needed to concentrate on his career. We worked in the same place. As security guards.”
Break-ups are never easy
Too young to be tied down
“She told me she was young and was “supposed to experience her life and party and have fun. That was the start to 2016. The start of 2017 for her is her baby being born because she got drunk at a party.”
Just plain harsh
“My dad died and two months later she said she had to go because I was “always sad!””
The classic tale
“Just the time-honored “I’ve never really been on my own so I want to experience being single and find out who I am”. Within six months she was married. Guess she found herself pretty quickly.”
What’s in a name?
“He couldn’t date someone with the same name as him.”
Just gross
“My ex husband woke up while I was getting ready for work and asked me if I “wanted to put it in my mouth.” I said, “No, I have to go to work,” He spent all day texting me about how I didn’t love him because of this, and told me he was leaving. I told him if he left, he wasn’t coming back. Divorce was finalized three months later.”
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Weird pinkie
“My pinky toe weirded him out. He didn’t directly say this and I’m sure there were other reasons, but one day he gave me a foot massage and commented on how my pinky toe made him uncomfortable, then 2 days later he broke up with me. Oh well.”
Lack of emotion
“One of the reasons she gave me was that “when we argue, you never raise your voice or get emotional and I hate that.”
No skills in the kitchen
“In the month and a bit we dated, I didn’t cook for him. He lives over 100km from me and when we did see each other, it was always in social situations E.g out for dinner with friends. So I didn’t get much of a chance, but that was a legitimate argument of his.”
Zero dinero
“I wasn’t rich. The worst part is it was during my birthday diner. She blurts: “You are never going to be rich,” then proceeds to break up with me in front of my best friend and his girlfriend/her best friend.”
Ever present ex
“My ex is coming to visit”. The ex never left. They lived next door. Definitely the lowest point of my life.”
Not a good match
“We “didn’t look good as a couple” because I was more attractive than him.”
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