YAGT: I am incapable of breaking up with women

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sixone

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Originally posted by: Ilmater
Originally posted by: sixone
Originally posted by: Ilmater
Originally posted by: dullard
Don't make it harder on yourself and the woman. Simply say this: "I am breaking up with you." Six words, seven syllables. You'll be done with it. Doing that is so much more simple and so much less painful than months of a bad relationship.
Wow... that's cold.
Not cold - honest. If honesty is not that important to you, then you deserve to suffer for months while you screw up some courage.
I AM honest, it just takes time.

You're being dishonest while that time passes. If you're not 100% in, she needs to know that.
 

Ilmater

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Originally posted by: sourceninja
Step 1) find another girl for a non-serious relationship
Step 2) invite girl over for dinner
Step 3) invite girlfriend over for late dinner tell her to just come on
Step 4) have girlfriend catch you getting it on on kitchen table
Step 5) No more girlfriend, and you got laid.
You made an error on Step 5. Girl on the table will leave when gf walks in, and she will end the sex, and leave... leaving me with frustration.
 

Ilmater

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Originally posted by: sixone
You're being dishonest while that time passes. If you're not 100% in, she needs to know that.
DAMMIT! Stop being right!

I know, but... oh well, I've got to do it.
 

sixone

Lifer
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Originally posted by: Ilmater
Originally posted by: sixone
You're being dishonest while that time passes. If you're not 100% in, she needs to know that.
DAMMIT! Stop being right!

I know, but... oh well, I've got to do it.

The sooner you do, the sooner it's over.
 

Fenixgoon

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if you dont want to be with the girl, break up with her. that's the best thing you can do for yourself. hell, i wanted to be with my (now) ex, but at the time i sitll wanted to try and get things to work. i knew they wouldn't, and knew i had to do this for myself and i broke it off. im much better off than i would have been had i not broken things off.. still gotta work on not thinking about her though :(
 

Proletariat

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Originally posted by: sixone
It's not supposed to be easy. Are you a mouse or a man?

Do you only pick GF's who have no one else to lean on? Is that the best you can do - dansels in distress? Maybe you should limit yourself to girls who want you but don't need you.
:roll:
 

dullard

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Originally posted by: Ilmater
Originally posted by: dullard
Don't make it harder on yourself and the woman. Simply say this: "I am breaking up with you." Six words, seven syllables. You'll be done with it. Doing that is so much more simple and so much less painful than months of a bad relationship.
Wow... that's cold.
Not at all. Cold is dragging the woman through months of torture, aruguments, hatred, anger, disappointment, etc in a failed relationship.

What I said to do is the nicest way of breaking up.
 

Ilmater

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Originally posted by: dullard
Not at all. Cold is dragging the woman through months of torture, aruguments, hatred, anger, disappointment, etc in a failed relationship.

What I said to do is the nicest way of breaking up.
We have no arguments, hatred, or disappointment. If my relationships had ANY arguments, it would make this process MUCH easier. As it is, all we do is talk on the phone. How bad is that for her?
 

Ilmater

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Ahhh.. see? When I tell you that things aren't BAD, you all of a sudden get quiet. I KNEW IT!
 

Amused

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It's very easy.

Have sex with their sister/best friend/mother.

Takes care of everything AND you get laid.
 

dullard

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Originally posted by: Ilmater
Ahhh.. see? When I tell you that things aren't BAD, you all of a sudden get quiet. I KNEW IT!
Nah, a coworker came in and I had to actually work.

Things are bad for her. You are denying her a real chance at a real relationship. You are denying her the ability to get a man that honestly loves her instead of pretends to love her on the phone. If she has goals for marriage/family, you just set her back significantly in that search. It isn't like women have until old age to plop out the kids.

 

AdamSnow

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Anyone remember that breakup PowerPoint presentation that was floaint around ??

USE THAT!
 

SupaDupaPan

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I like to use the line, "I'm not feeling it anymore"

... but that's with short term "dating" type relationships ... it should work well in your situation as well though :p