Yes, love is just as arduous as it is beautiful..... that is the secret truth about love. Sometimes no matter how much you try, it's not meant to be. However, no matter how much it needs to end, there are decent ways to end it. So don't be mean.
Redditor u/schtiven wanted to discuss the end of love stories by asking.... What's the worst way to break up with someone?
Oh Hell No!
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Dude sent me a screen shot of him with my girl laying on his chest on Valentine's Day while I was overnight in a hotel for work many hours away. AHobosBandAid
The Kissing.
She started making out with another dude while we were at a party, all sitting on the same couch. That deflates the romance pretty quickly. HoochieKoochieMan
Jesus. That's rough. What do you do in that situation? Like, do you say something? Do you just stand up and walk away? What's the protocol here? eggs_erroneous
It's an Illusion.
I woke up to my GF giving my best friend oral, at a party (at my house). They both claimed it wasn't what it looked like. deadgoodhorror
Just Once More.
27 years or so ago, my ex wife made love to me, then right after while still lying in bed together in the afterglow she took off her ring and gave it to me and said she wanted a divorce. I couldn't believe she had done it that way, although I was ready for it to be over. She said she thought it would be the nicest way to do it... I thought it was pretty ruthless... whatever. heh. MrStrype
The Ghost.
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Make the decision hastily, tell everyone but them.
Ghost them.
Then send them an email to not their primary email that that they don't check.
Show up at their door step a week later asking to have them back. Gregorofthehillpeopl
Brutal.
I found out my ex and I weren't together after he posted an Instagram picture with his best friend of 3 years saying "It only took me 3 years to ask her out." jaclynguptaJ
eez this sounds eerily similar to what happened to my girlfriend's brother. His common law wife out of nowhere said she didn't love him anymore... later on that day, a mutual friend of theirs send him a pic from Facebook of her and the guy that the she was dating behind his back that the guy posed saying that said after being on and off for four years, she was finally permanently his...
Brutal. jrodag91
College Sucks.
My college roommate spent an entire weekend with his girlfriend from another state knowing he was going to break up with her. When he took her to drop off at the train station on Sunday, he waited until she was leaning in with the car door open to kiss him goodbye. Broke the news instead of kissing her, didn't even unbuckle and get out. She stood there stunned with bags on the curb and he closed the door and drove off. Corporate-Asset-6375
Just Leave...
Leave and never return, don't send any messages, block them from all social media, never tell them the reason. Losing someone who you thought was fine with you so suddenly in such a quiet and confusing way will really mess with someone's anxiety and self esteem. mathewmilan98
Christmas? Really?
Christmas Eve my ex got all of her gifts because we wouldn't see each other the next day because she would be "busy." Turns out she had been cheating on me with another guy and she just wanted to get her gifts. After packing everything she says oh yea we are done I'm seeing someone else and left. We were together for several years and engaged at that point but at least I got the ring back. Airbornesm
Everything is Normal!
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Go into a public place and act like everything is normal. Then pat yourself down as if your looking for something. Start frantically looking under and inside of random objects. When you feel an appropriate amount of time has past go back and tell em you've lost your feelings for them. Ka_Wawae
Last Christmas.
Tell them that they can spend Christmas in your guest room when they visit because someone else will be staying in their room with them. Spazznax
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Holiday Greetings...
Over the internet on Valentine's Day, which also happens to be their birthday. yungkunt
Oof, I am guilty of this as well, all except the birthday part. I think 30 something me is still suffering the curse of this one from my teens as I am still single and have been the majority of the time since then while she has a great family, recently lost a bunch of weight and looks incredible. We've reconciled and are still friends but she never shies away from bringing that up whenever we see each other, rightfully so. helms11
Us.
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Back in high school (20ish years ago) I remember hearing about a couple having the following phone conversation:
Guy: Hey, guess who broke up today?
Girl: Who?!
Guy: Us! a_random_username
Not Bitter.
Hmm.... probably either on the second day of a 7-day trip, or on the second hour of a 9-hour bus ride where you still have to be within 10 feet of each other for the rest of the damn trip.
Not that I'm bitter or anything. MC_Lutefisk
The Bottle.
Bottle it, marry them, then spend 30+ years together. MadcapRecap
To be fair most people don't choose to bottle it up they just don't have the communication skills to address the problem. It never gets resolved in a satisfactory way because the other person doesn't even know what the hell is going on in your head. Pencilowner
Beautiful Words....
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"I clearly and really don't love you," he thought -
"Not even a quarter as much as I ought.
I know I should tell you -
I know I should say -
I know I should save you and send you away -
"But break-ups are horrid," he whispered with woe -
"And messy and awfully awkward, you know?
They're painful, disdainful and dreadful," he said -
"... so let's stay together forever instead." Poem_for_your_sprog
For the Mistress...
My boyfriend broke up with me by texting me asking how my day was. I said "fine, how was yours?" He responded with "Great had a fantastic day with my girlfriend." I was at work all day. We had been together for 4 years, and been living together for 2. He had been cheating on me, and decided to leave me for his mistress. Good times. xXRavelightXx
The Silences.
By not even communicating the break up but still communicating with them, while slowly becoming less and less talkative until they finally figure out that the relationship is over in their own. It's slow torture. Just be honest and straight forward. WilhelmGeistmeister
You're Just Evil.
When you're a politician and your wife gets cancer, tell your campaign finance manager, "She's not young enough or pretty enough to be the wife of the President. And besides, she has cancer." Then you file for divorce while she's in the hospital.
You later file for divorce from your second wife after she's diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. MakeItHappenSergant
The Redheaded Saint.
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Pick out another dude you think is a little cute, sex him at work a few times, bring home crabs and chlamydia, claim that BOTH are really only fleas from my virgin SAINT of a dog, and spray paint my car for not "being cool" about everything afterwards because I should "know how redheads are!" Oh, and then try to kidnap the same dog who's reputation you attempted to besmirch. It's been 12 years now, Stephanie, but I really should buy you a trophy or some crap for that, you crazy redheaded fool. ForayIntoFillyloo
I have a constant fear of death. I wanna perfect the ending of "Death Becomes Her" so I can live forever.
Before
morbid death GIFGiphy"I'm not scared of death because of working in health care I was around it so much. I AM scared of what leads to death, however."
Full-Mulberry5020
Why now?
"Why should I be scared now of something that's only going to happen at the end of my life?"
User Deleted
"I did this cult thing called the landmark forum and I actually did like their “meaning of life”: the meaning of life is that there is no meaning. Life is empty and meaningless. There is no answer."
"Life is what you make of it and every persons answer is equally valid because there is no meaning to life. Life exists as, basically, an accident, we are all here by complete accident, there’s no great mystery, it’s all biology and you are 100% free to make life about whatever it is you want."
Conservative_HalfWit
Death and I are good friends...
"I was very sick as a child. Spent ages 7-20 in and out of hospital due to kidney issues. Lost a kidney at 28. Almost died during the surgery to removed the dead kidney due to blood loss. Had 5 surgeries back to back during the next 2 years. Twice they had difficulties bringing me out of anesthesia."
"Found my favorite aunt dead in her bed when I was 22. Watched my best friend die from a brain tumor at 30. Death has been a constant force in my life. Sometimes just on the edges waiting, sometimes unexpected staring me in the face. I'm not afraid because it's always been there. I now work in healthcare. Death and I are good friends."
Tiny_Teach_5466
No Worries
"Because it's coming for us all, sooner or later. So there's no point in worrying about it. I am much more concerned about day to day minutiae. The Lars von Trier film Melancholia starring Kirstin Dunst portrayed this perfectly. If there was an asteroid hurtling towards the earth, I'd probably be more preoccupied with worrying about whether I left the back light on or not."
Giallo_submarine
It's Over
The Lord Of The Rings Mueller Report GIF by reactionseditorGiphy"Because no one has ever made it out alive, and I was dead for an eternity before I was alive, and didn't suffer the slightest inconvenience because of it."
MarshallApplewhiteDo
I never thought about the before much. I hope the before is quick.
The Effects
Pray I Hope GIFGiphy"I hope that when my times comes it will be merciful. My uncle had a stroke, he is paralyzed. My grandmother is 91, but is losing all her memories of her life. Death does not scare me, what could be left of me before I die is what terrifies me."
M1ssy_M3
No Terror
"It’s like when the writer Nabokov said that he saw a picture one time, a picture of before he was born. It was a picture of his mother, his brother and sister that were older than him, but he had not been born yet. He said that when he saw that picture there was no terror in him, even though he was looking at a picture where he didn’t exist."
im_on-the_can
state of nonexistence...
"I'm not afraid of death, I'm afraid of dying. Death is just the state of nonexistence I experienced before I was born. I don't remember it because I didn't exist yet. Death will be the same way. I just don't want the transition to be marked by pain and sorrow at things left unfinished. I want it to be quick, painless, and with me surrounded by love."
Wazula42
I'm Gone...
"Because once I die, I won't know it. I won't miss people or regret things or feel pain or sadness about anything. I might fear being sick and slowly dying, just having to live with the knowledge that it's all going to end and this is the last time I'll ever see the people I love or taste good food or hear good music. That sounds almost unbearable. But death isn't even a thing, it's just having done something (died)."
"It's like virginity, it's a made-up state of being that just says whether or not you've experienced a specific occurrence. Once I die, I'm gone. My corpse will be the empty wrapper I used to be in, just garbage to be disposed of in whatever way makes my survivors feel better. I'll be switched off. If I don't worry about what the light feels after the bulb burns out, why would I be afraid of being dead?"
SallyHeap
At Peace
Season 3 Nbc GIF by The Good PlaceGiphy"I’m scared now because I have young kids. Once my kids are old enough to be on their own I imagine the fear will subside and I’ll have a more relaxed approach."
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Some very interesting perspectives. May it all calm peacefully and with great mercy for us all.
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I once had a guy ask me if I was willing to follow him into the woods, depending on the price of the meal.
Yeah. No steak is worth that.
Plans After...
Wait What Wtf GIF by Saturday Night LiveGiphy"Thanks for the ride but I have a date with someone else, I figured you wouldn't drive me if you knew I was going on a date with someone else and I really needed a ride."
"Online dating, talked to her for a while, finally got the courage to ask her out and then she said that as we got there."
iareyours
Mirror Image
“'You look just like my wife!'”
catalinachild
"I did have a guy tell me I reminded him of his son. I don’t believe English has a word to adequately describe my feelings at that time."
UnicornMagicRainbow
"That would definitely do it."
chaotica78
Third Wheel
"'Hope you don't mind if my mother joins us.'"
ofsquire
"Actually had a girl do this on a first date because she had anxiety issues. Honestly wasn’t bad except that 90% of the time she was silent and her mom talked over her."
"I didn’t mind that much and wouldn’t have minded trying again when she was more comfortable except that she was let go at the company we worked at and she deleted her social media profiles and she never responded on her number. Ah well."
Seightx
Liar
Lying Simon Rex GIF by Simon Rex / Dirt NastyGiphy"'Hey bro aren't you gay? I made out with you last night.'"
"Random dude I've never seen before in front of my (f) date."
JHXC16
Was he lying though?
Filter Issues
"'You looked better on Tinder.'"
waqasnaseem07
"Isn’t it basic knowledge that everybody looks slightly worse than the worst picture you can find?"
no_user_ID_found
The Past
"'My ex used to do that too.'"
xxIvyOF
"Yep. I’ve definitely had two otherwise-decent-guy date-situations sour because the ex-comparisons just would not stop flowing. No woman wants to be seen as interchangeable—I’m not here to perfectly fill that ex-sized hole in your life. Focusing on the present moment and a future we could build together is a courtesy we need to grant each other in earliest dates of dating."
LarkScarlett
Powerless
"'I'm an alpha, you cant handle my top energy.'"
Midnightgay28
"I actually left a dude in the middle of dinner, in part, for saying this. I ordered an Uber under the table while pretending to listen to him. Went to the bathroom, and never came back. That was when I was young. Now I’d just say, 'How about we enjoy this meal in silence, before we head our separate ways.'”
UnicornMagicRainbow
Mommy...
"'Mother says I should be back by 9.'"
"Saying 'mother says' just feels weird."
bunnyrut
"That gives me Norman Bates vibes."
Werewolf_lover20
"'Mother says alligators are aggressive because they have an overabundance of teeth, but lack a toothbrush.'"
sodaextraiceplease
Obvs...
just kidding jk GIFGiphy"'If you were going to be murdered, what method would you prefer. Purely hypothetical. Obvs.'"
Specific_Tap7296
If it looks anything like a Dateline NBC episode... RUN!
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Or so you would think.
Do people still knit to pass the time? Are people actively collecting stamps?
It depends on who's asking.
Curious to hear about hobby trends, Redditor gizehgizeh asked:
"What are once popular hobbies that are slowly dying these days?"
Before we've become conditioned to living on our phones, these activities used to keep people occupied.
Before Texting, There Was This
"Letter writing."
– littlekingMT
Literal And Tangible Joy
"Well the internet killed pen pals for sure. I do remember I had a Japanese girl for a penpal maybe back in 2007 or so. I honestly don't remember how it started, pretty sure some website, but that was a fun experience. But now I can just straight up talk to foreign people real time, lol. But yea getting a physical letter that someone took the time to write and mail still is hard to beat feelings wise."
– skyburnsred
Model Trains
"When I was growing up, every town had a model train store in it. Now I have one in region and everything else has to be bought online."
– Hairy_Effective1172
Pretty Rocks
"Don’t see anyone playing marbles anymore, I had an awesome collection in school."
– sheeple85
"I had some marbles as a kid in the 90s. My grandma got them for me and I had no idea what I was supposed to do with them. I always imagined them as a thing kids in the 40s played with."
– Ryoukugan
People Were Moving Canvases
"Paintball has been dying a slow death since 2006. Sad, really."
– hobo_recycler
Before the general population began hating clutter, collecting was once a "thing."
Precious Coins
"Coin collecting... I'm a silver/gold nut and I'm always hunting for precious metal coins. whenever I go into a shop they get all excited because 'no one under 70 collects coins anymore.'"
– ThatFishySmell99
Post It
"Stamp collecting."
– spooky_scully_mulder
"Collecting in general, really. Of course there are still prominent collectors but it's slipped more into enthusiast and niche territory than being a popular hobby that you might expect anyone to have."
– iuytrefdgh436yujhe2
What A Gem
"Rockhounding was immensely popular back in the 1950's and 1960's. Personally, I think it's a fascinating and fulfilling hobby, but when I go to a meeting at a rock and gem club, I'm usually the youngest one in the room by several decades."
– filthy_lucre
People once enjoyed making things.
Admiring The View
"Stained glass. I learned how to make it from my old man, and my junior high art class teacher also taught it. Very few artisans are still around."
– brobeanzhitler
Metal Vocation
"Black smithing."
– kenworth117
"I bought a forge to try. It’s insanely hard work, and crazy expensive. I still haven’t finished a piece."
– DSentvalue
Scrapbooking
"Yeah. I'm watching the arts and crafts stores around me completely uninstalling their racks for specialty paper. Now the only thing they have is mega packs of repeating colors/images. To boot all the inclusions like papercraft/die-cut things, washi tape, scissors, stickers, etc have gotten so expensive I would rather go buy $5 bags at value village to get an assortment of things versus buying anything new. I really, really miss yard sales for the same reasons."
– Phantasmai
I envy people who have jobs that are basically their hobbies.
Not everyone gets paid doing what they actually enjoy and have a profound level of passion for.
If they do, kudos to them.
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