How to break up with a GF of 3 years?

Vonkhan

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Ok, been with her for 3 years now but it's not gonna work out for the long run. I don;t know if she has any long term plans for "us", but I'm at a stage of my life in which I wanna think about settling down, marriage, kids, etc. & I just can't picture her as my wife.

How do I tell her that I want to break up with the least amount of emotional stress?
 

Vonkhan

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Originally posted by: minendo
Call her and leave a voicemail that says "DUMPED."

maybe make her a custom ytmnd saying "dumped"? :p

can't do that, 3 years is a long time - I still care about her
 

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Lifer
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How about something completely out of left field and wacky to boot:

Tell her the truth!
 

jinduy

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record on a camcorder how you feel, and give her the tape to play, say it's an xmas surprise or something
 

Vonkhan

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Originally posted by: spherrod
Originally posted by: archcommus
Explain the situation.

Wow that was hard.

:thumbsup: yep, don't try and be clever - just explain the situation to her

your GF of 3 years tells that u that u're not husband material ... how'd u feel?
 

DaiShan

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Originally posted by: Vonkhan
Originally posted by: archcommus
Explain the situation.

Wow that was hard.

How'd I explain to her that she's not wife material?


Surely you already know why she isn't wife material, so tell her.
 

Vonkhan

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Originally posted by: BrianH1
"it's not you, it's me"

lol :D the most overused line in the history of pathetic breakups ... girl said that to me once, I wanted to slap her clean across the restraunt
 

rmrf

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tell her you would like to have an exit interview with her. when she asks why, tell her that you will be terminating the relationship, and the exit interview will be an opportunity for both you and her to ask questions about the situation to learn from next time.
 

Vonkhan

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Originally posted by: DaiShan
Originally posted by: Vonkhan
Originally posted by: archcommus
Explain the situation.

Wow that was hard.

How'd I explain to her that she's not wife material?


Surely you already know why she isn't wife material, so tell her.

yes, but won't that put a dent in her self-esteem? what if she does want to have long-term plans with me.

telling her that she isn't it would be the easy way out, but I really wanna protect her feelings - sugar coat it as much as possible
 

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Lifer
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How about you just talk to her. Unless she wants to dump you as well, there's not going to be a peachy way to do this
 

spidey07

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Originally posted by: jinduy
how bout, "lets just be friends"

or "I want to start seeing other people but we're still a couple"

that way you get some backup booty while you're out looking for a wife.
:evil:
 

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Your just breaking up with her because she does not seem like the ideal wife. Do you get along with her? You have to remember this is not the 1950s so working career women is normal.
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