
How do you break up with someone you still love?
Here are 11 tips from relationship therapists for healthily breaking up with someone you love.
- Give it your all before leaving.
- Know that it will hurt.
- Know your “why” and stand your ground.
- Don’t try to be friends right away.
- Set boundaries with your ex.
- Set boundaries with your friend group.
- Avoid social media stalking.
How do you break up nicely?
DO:
- Think over what you want and why you want it. Take time to consider your feelings and the reasons for your decision.
- Think about what you’ll say and how the other person might react.
- Have good intentions.
- Be honest — but not brutal.
- Say it in person.
- If it helps, confide in someone you trust.
How do I say I want to break up?
You could then follow this with something like:
- “I think we’re too different.”
- “I don’t think we’re right for each other”
- “I feel like we want different things from the relationship.”
- “I think we would be better as friends.”
- If you think that the other person has done something wrong…
- “It’s over.”
- “We’re finished.”
Is it OK to break up by text? If it’s too stressful.
If the thought of breaking up with someone in person is stressing you out to the point where it’s all feeling like a bit too much, then breaking up via text is perfectly reasonable.