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I always had troubles breaking up with somebody because I am afraid of hurting that person's feeling.
I need some advices on how to break up with this person I am dating.
What is the best way to break up with a person whom you are still in love with, but you know in the long run, staying together might not be a good option for either one of you.
You can tell him you love him, but you don't see a future with him and his family. If you want to place blame on yourself to spare his feelings, just say you're too weak to overcome the problems with his family.
I always had troubles breaking up with somebody because I am afraid of hurting that person's feeling.
I need some advices on how to break up with this person I am dating.
What is the best way to break up with a person whom you are still in love with, but you know in the long run, staying together might not be a good option for either one of you.
Unless you are willing to invest months of your time behaving like someone they would hate so that you drive them away and they eventually get fed up with your b.s. and get rid of you, there's no way to avoid hurting someone's feelings. Even in cases where a break-up is mutual and the other person feels like things were dwindling down anyway, the goodbye part is sad.
Lily, bless your heart, you and your "SO" have a lot of obstacles in the way of a relationship. I think this is a wise step.
Think about how you would want to receive bad news.
First, get to the point. Don't waste time saying things like, "I want to talk to you about something. Now I want you to stay calm and don't get upset because I'm not trying to hurt you ... " blah blah blah.
Just say one of the phrases already mentioned here, like the one rhacer used as an example. Then as strawberrykiki said above, don't try to make it something it's not. It's not a negotiation. Deliver your news, then stay firm and honestly answer reasonable questions he may have.
Then hang up the phone and be thankful you don't live together or even in the same city.
It's a chance to start over. Look forward, not back.
There is no way to guarantee how someone else will react to a breakup.
The kindest thing to do really is not delay it. I don't think your guy is interested in giving you what you want. Now you can both move on.
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