Breaking up.... go you always tell the truth?

@dagami (1158)
Rome, Italy
April 4, 2013 6:27pm CST
Many have us have experienced having to break up a relationship. What reasons did you give your ex? Did you sugar coat your words to lessen the pain you know you're bound to inflict? What were the reasons you gave?
5 responses
@grvdubey11 (1879)
• India
5 Apr 13
Well i have been rude while ending the relationships but i never did it purposely ,i just try to be candid and it goes wrong.May be the reason is most of the times i came to know few things about my partner which gave me the hint that i will be dumped sooner or later so i decided to end it much early.I just put up the things i got to know and then i just say ,you are going to dump me anyways so lets finish it right now,why wait for later.Best wishes.
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• India
5 Apr 13
Completely agree
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@dagami (1158)
• Rome, Italy
5 Apr 13
that is a natural human reaction. our defenses go up when we smell danger. LOL
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@Aja103654 (5646)
• Philippines
5 Apr 13
Many reasons. I can't trust him anymore after he admitted to me that he almost cheated on me with other girls. it really bothered me. I couldn't see him the same way anymore. And I hated myself for not even noticing even just a little. I was blindly trusting him. Also, I have become so attached to him, that everyday in my life is about him and my freedom is limited because of him. I can't make more friends, guy friends, I can't even hang out with my girl friends because he is upset about it. While he can is free to do so with any of his friends. He's unfair. And recalling it all now pisses me off. It's a good thing my eyes opened and then I dumped him. And even more, he proved that he is a cheat, because he tried to look for other girls after cooling off with him which was actually a trial period. I did not tell him exactly everything. I just told him that I think the relationship is not good anymore.
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@Aja103654 (5646)
• Philippines
6 Apr 13
Yeah. Well, he didn't really ask further. He was too busy coping with his own emotions at that time. He's really stupid because if he really wanted me back, he would have done something, instead of being depressed about it and run to other girls for comfort. He even lied about meeting with other girls. i would have accepted it if he was just being honest. But HE LIED, that's when I knew he was not the right guy for me. So I wasted no time and dumped him for good... then I threw his cellphone for good measure (the tool he used to communicate with that other girl)
@dagami (1158)
• Rome, Italy
5 Apr 13
giving long explanations sometimes worsen the situation. it was good that you were able to break free without too much fuss.
@jenny1015 (13366)
• Philippines
5 Apr 13
I always wanted to be as honest as possible so that he will not try to convince me to try making things work again. I really try so hard to hang onto a relationship. Even if I am hurting, still I try to make it work. But when it hits a certain point wherein I need to move on, there really is no turning back for me. So I make it clear why I had to make that decision- the one reason I told my ex was that he was becoming too dependent on me and that I also need to focus on my studies which I have neglected in the past year of our relationship and if I still hang on to our relationship with him not changing his ways, I'm doomed. My dad had to work abroad just to send me to College and I failed 3 subjects in one semester which my dad doesn't deserve. So instead of waiting for a yet another downfall for me, I had to get out of the relationship fast.
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@dagami (1158)
• Rome, Italy
5 Apr 13
sorry for the typo errors. you made a good decision. when one is still young, it is easy to get carried away by emotions. you were objective enough to choose your studies over him. i'm sure your dad is proud of you.
@mariaperalta (19073)
• Mexico
5 Apr 13
I didnt have to give mine a reason. After 4 or 5 years of abuse. Im sure he knew why I was leaving him.
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@dagami (1158)
• Rome, Italy
5 Apr 13
yes, i've read about your previous posts. it's good that you finally had the courage to leave him. you and your son can now move on and hopefully you'll be able to find the right man who'll love your son and treat him like he is his own.
• Mexico
5 Apr 13
Yes, but it took me way to long to leave him. I should have left when it started.
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@pomwango (1353)
• Kenya
5 Apr 13
i think its good to break up with the truth otherwise your partner may never realise their short comings,its better to just lay out the bare truth,if you are leaving someone and you lie on the reason he may think he has room to make up and you want out say the truth so that it ends or so that if there was a misunderstanding you can work it out.
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@dagami (1158)
• Rome, Italy
5 Apr 13
i was watching the italian tv last night. they were featuring this interview with the teenagers here regarding this issue. most of them said they sugar coated their words or lied because they didn't want their partners to get more hurt by the break up. i find this weird. if i want to break away it means that i have already fallen out of love because he did something bad. why they bother lying about the real reason is hard to understand.