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How to Break Up Gracefully: 10 Rules | Mark Manson

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T here’s that old saying that “breaking up is hard to do.” Well, not only is it hard to do, but it’s hard to handle the aftermath and the emotional complications that burp up out of us when we’re in such a vulnerable state. Breakups are also difficult because they’re as unique as the relationships that spawn them. Giving advice on breakups can be complicated because breakups are contextual. For instance, I would never advise anyone to break up with someone through a text message. But, at the same time, I’ve used a text message when someone went batshit crazy on me and I thought it was appropriate. So there are no simple answers here. The key to a graceful break up and a healthy recovery depends on a variety of factors. Are you the dumper or the dumpee? Did you break up over a singular issue or was the chemistry and excitement gone? Were things emotionally turbulent for a long time or did things just suddenly ‘snap’? And then there are the more permanent questions: Do you want to stay i

T here’s that old saying that “breaking up is hard to do.” Well, not only is it hard to do, but it’s hard to handle the aftermath and the emotional complications that burp up out of us when we’re in such a vulnerable state. Breakups are also difficult because they’re as unique as the relationships that spawn them . Giving advice on breakups can be complicated because breakups are contextual. For instance, I would never advise anyone to break up with someone through a text message. But, at the same time, I’ve used a text message when someone went batshit crazy on me and I thought it was appropr

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