"What is the Worst way to break up with someone?"
Seeing Other People...
"He started making out with another girl while we were at a party, all sitting on the same couch."
"That deflates the romance pretty quickly."- Extension-Gap69
"Start an open relationship without telling the other party."- Kenton2k·
Running To Mom
"I once had a guy's mom break up with me for him."
"We were both in our mid 20s."
"For the smart alecks, myself and ex-bf were both in our twenties and dating."
"His mom was the one who told me he was breaking up with me."
"I wasn't dating the mom."- AutumnFalls89
Mothers Day Mom GIF by 505 GamesGiphyAlways In Person...
"Text them and ask, 'can we talk?'"
"Type for twenty minutes."
"Finally send the message, 'I’m breaking up with you'."
''Sorry'.”
"True story, found out later he probably cheated on me."- lamemayhem
"She texted me breaking up with me after going on a family trip."- Kangaroo_Exact
"Calling the day after my birthday (long distance)."
"Said she didn't love me anymore, she was sleeping with someone else, and I should get tested (last visit to her was months before)."
"I tested positive for Chlamydia."
"She said she waited to tell me because she didn't want to ruin my birthday"
". How generous of her."
'Also I didn't have any noticeable symptoms from the Chlamydia - I went about 4-ish months before I found out."- renegadepony·
Donald Trump Vote GIF by Creative CourageGiphyDon't Bury The Lead
"Make them think the relationship is strong and then say some of their bad qualities and leave them."
"Then what you do is get with their ex or parent."- PhantomNuke12
If You're Going To Do It, DO IT!
"Ghost them."- Psychic_Wars_Warrior"My ex-fiance was supposed to escort me to my friend's wedding for which I was the MOH."
"We had a wedding date set, I had a 1/2 ct round diamond and a dress chosen."
"We rented a house off-campus at college and were seniors."
"That Friday before the wedding, he suddenly came down with the flu."
"He couldn't travel."
"I believed him and he acted loving and apologetic, etc."
"I went ahead and took the 3 hour trip."
'When I got back Sunday and walked in the house, everything, including furniture, was gone."
"My clothes and books were still there but everything else was GONE."
'I guess that meant he broke the engagement!"- WeatherKat3262I
The Goose Bird GIF by Bare Tree MediaGiphyDon't Try To Be Cute...
"'We're donion rings'."- Reddit
Now That's Cold...
"Show up to their family dinner as their relative's date."- PyukumukuGuts
Who Will You Be Trying To Impress
"I had a dream my partner broke up with me by making a PowerPoint presentation."- mcashleigh
Talking Season 3 GIF by The SimpsonsGiphyDon't Make Public What Isn't Common Knowledge
'A woman broke up with me by changing her Facebook status to single.'
"In her defense, we had a fight over the phone that morning, but I didn’t think it was quite such a big deal."
'The nice thing about finding out that way was at least I didn’t have to deal with the sort of person who breaks up with by changing their Facebook status anymore."- Funky-Spunkmeyer
While plenty of people are able to break up amicably, all breakups come with enough hurt, pain, and sadness as it is.
So there's no need to try and make it worse.
...A little surprising no one mentioned a Post-It.
Do you have any bad break up methods? Let us know in the comments below.
Redditor mobstersquid wanted to discuss addiction, in all forms. So they asked everyone:
"What's something addicting that people don't realize is addicting?"
Rage
Angry Inside Out GIF by Disney PixarGiphy"Hate. Constantly trying to find reasons to hate."
nunchaitae
"Everybody wants outrage straight to their veins and Lord help anyone who calls them out on it."
2drawnonward5
Security
"Being sad or angry. It’s like a security blanket and if I don’t have it, who am I? It’s addicting and comforting being angry and sad."
TVkillyourTV
"It's the worst, because the downside is huge but the upside is so fleeting. You need to keep seeking out things to be mad about or you get that post-righteousness drop back to mere normality. Took me a looooong time to get over it. Contempt, hate, condescension, and judgment are the world's cheapest drugs."
ANewMachine615
Neverending
"The last chip you keep eating."
herpderpgood
"I have diagnosed OCD and I'm really bad about this because it's like the last one doesn't feel satisfying enough and then before you know it my stomach hurts because I went beyond being full, took me awhile to have self control over this so I wouldn't hurt myself."
Medical_Season3979
"I firmly believe that potato chips are broken up so much that it forces people to eat them by the bags. The only potato chips that can consistently be measured in calories is Pringles because they're in a can and actually have chips."
simajae
Let's Talk
"Chatting/Constant exchange of messages and communication."
drawnandchill
"I think this is mostly because the time you spent chatting with some one is suddenly gone so you feel really funny about it."
"One way to combat this is to find something else to fill your time, like a new hobby. I used to have late night chats with a friend for extended period of time and on days that I don't, I experience a bit of anxiety... keep checking the messenger over and over again. Take your mind off and do something else."
warofexodus
Do Sour
steve sugar GIFGiphy"Sugar. It’s in almost everything, and people don’t realize it. It’s addicting."
Fear_Full
Sugar will end us all.
$$$
Pay Me Kim Kardashian GIF by GQGiphy"Making money."
"Oh wow I didn't know, sounds awful. Can you tell me how to do it so I can avoid it?"
BabylonsDissidence
Alone
"Being alone and staying home."
Situation-Candid
"Yeah, I work remotely and live alone. Like 98% it’s fantastic (sometimes I do feel very lonely). I wonder if I’ll ever be able to go into an office or live with someone again."
"I suck at dating because I get really anxious about the thought of being away from home for a night or having someone spend the night. Even with friends, I’ve offered to have people stay over on a few occasions and deep down hope that they don’t stay."
OrangeTree81
Love Me
"Getting attention/compliments."
"How do I know? Personal experience."
"Because f**k the only thing I live for is trying to get as many genuine compliments as possible. I want people to like me and my ideas, and I'm tired of lying that I don't."
PsychologicalTear899
Nasal Fun
"Nasal sprays for colds/congestion."
reddirich
"After being addicted for like 10 years, I mentioned it to my family doctor without much hope. She was shocked I never said before, and prescribed me Flixonase (Fluticasone Propionate Nasal) for 14 days. It really helped, and I never used oxymetazoline again."
alteredxenon
Teeth Out
nervous spongebob squarepants GIFGiphy"Biting nails (I know it weird)."
forkshape
"Oooh I feel this. I bit my nails so bad they bled until my late twenties. It took so long to break the habit. I finally managed to do it by stopping one finger at a time rather than all at once but it was incredibly difficult."
prinkes
I feel attacked. Do you have anything to add to this list? Let us know in the comments.
Torture is everywhere. I hate mosquitoes. They were created by the devil.
Deafening
Over It Reaction GIFGiphy"Faking interest in a conversation you want no part of."
Commercial-Pair-8932
"Trying to have a conversation and the other person giving you nothing."
bigxxgulp
Crawling
"Slow internet."
Top-Lead-670
"AOL dial-up.. the image downloads from the top one line of pixels at a time, you'd get to see the head and shoulders of a naked women, then have to wait 20 minutes to see the boobs because it keeps disconnecting."
accurate_real_trust
"Reading this while laying in a tent in the middle of Yosemite Valley. Lol gets me right in the feels."
StarStuffPizza
Snout Issues
"When you prepare for a sneeze but it won't come out."
Farting_Machine06
"And you try everything, even tickle your snout, When you feel the urge, you know it's all about. Stuck in your no-hoose Lights will guide you home. The sneeze it shakes all your bones. And I will say 'bless you' Guitar solo.'
lasagneisthebest
"I actually found a solution to this for myself, if I press a specific spot on my nose the sneeze comes out, very handy!"
Various-Astronaut373
Power Off
"Having to sit through an interminably long PowerPoint presentation when the presenter is literally just reading off the slides. Email it to me if that’s all you’re going to do because I can read off slides too. Then seeing there’s still like 22 slides to go."
MogadonMandy
"And then they give you printed copies of the 23 slides, I per page."
Agreeable_Text_36
Actual Torture
Frustration No GIF by SpongeBob SquarePantsGiphy"An endometrial biopsy. Legit torture."
ThrowAway05129
"After mine my doctor said that some women liken it to labor pain. I just stared at her because I had no idea it would feel like the worst 30 seconds of my life."
critias12
This is why I hate doctors. No thank you.
Hire Me
Happy Season 5 GIF by The OfficeGiphy"Job interview."
warterminator
"I hate that this is the case. An interview done well should be trying to figure out if both parties are a good fit for each other. I've been lucky to be in good groups with smart managers, and the resulting organization is great because of it."
BuggeredPinata
Nerves
"Anxiety."
Simbiala
"Actually, artificially or intentionally inducing anxiety is indeed torture, and is one of the most prevalent types. The fact that some of us just exist in that space is freaking excruciating some days, and I wish more people understood that."
sg3niner
"Agreed, especially when it’s so debilitating to the point you’re literally trying not to pass out in social situations and have to pretend like you’re not dying."
Academic-Rhubarb79
Miserable
"Having a swollen taste bud on your tongue."
RinaldoBangas
"Oh my gosh, it is seriously insane how ridiculously painful it is for such a tiny bit of your body. That and when you have one of those horrible deep pimples develop right under your nose/on your lip."
JulesLovesYou1993
"Oh god yes! I went through a period of ill health (thank you childcare germs) between Feb-March of this year, culminating in covid, and over the 2 months I had a couple of swollen taste buds at a time, a new one always appearing when another subsided. I was miserable."
Lucyjca
Too Much
"Being in a public place or event for an hour after your social energy runs out. Especially with small children at said event and your family expects you to help keep them entertained and all you want to do is go somewhere quiet on your own stuff away from everyone."
aconstantissue
"My social anxiety mixed with my neurodivergent butt and Mexican genes results with me just silently staring at a centerpiece at my family's table, completely disassociated, shutting out the deafening music blasting on all the speakers at 2 AM."
Idonotknowhowtoname
I Love You
Sad Tears GIF by SpongeBob SquarePantsGiphy"Developing feelings for someone you're close to but it isn't mutual so you have to try to suppress those feelings while continuing to be friends with that person because you don't want to lose them from your life completely."
LapsusAequitas
Quiet Time
"When people living above you stomp around and flush the toilet every hour until 4:00 am and you need to be up at 5:00 am."
TripleTrish
"One of the things I love about my building is that 10pm-6am is 'quiet time,' and it is enforced. If you're being disturbed by your neighbors and call the management office number, they will tell them to knock it off. I've complained several times about the cunts upstairs, but I still sleep with earplugs because I don't want to be a total *itch."
ThrowAway05129
Discomfort
"Waiting room chairs."
colobirdy85
"The most brutally uncomfortable waiting room chairs I've ever encountered were at a physical therapist's office. If you didn't need their services already, you damn sure would after sitting on those."
FattierBrisket
Sounds of Horror
"Listening to someone else's terrible music."
Pilowpants
"Ugh. I recently worked with a girl who blasted her favorite music on speakers at our desk. I don't even know what the genre is called. I can best describe it as... the Rent soundtrack performed by one guy with an acoustic/electric guitar and a whiney voice? Who can't actually sing so he just yells a little into the microphone. And a whole lot of pretentiousness from the fans who look down on me for not liking the hipster-esque vibe."
__M-E-O-W__
Nightmares
Ricki Lake Teeth GIF by NettaGiphy"The dentist drill."
bjwizard
"I’m a dental assistant and we always encourage patients to wear headphones because the sounds really freak them out. We give out earplugs if they forget their headphones."
paulrasmussen27
Gotta Go!
"Waiting for someone to get out of the bathroom when you really need to go."
llcucf80
"I have bladder control problems. If the line to the women's is too long, I'm going to the men's room. I'm not having an accident because some ho is trying to stuff a stolen t-shirt in her purse."
BricksInTheWall1991
Where to Begin?
"Doing taxes. Waiting for your crush to call you after you give them your number. Waiting for final bell in high school. Monday status meetings. Filling out job applications in slightly different ways for dozens of employers. Being forced to work/live/travel with highly toxic people."
FreshwaterViking
Life's Beginning
"The first two months of having a baby."
relentlessvisions
"I think sleep deprivation is a legit torture technique. And someone told me once that navy seals have to sit in a room with a tape of a crying infant for hours at a time to try and break them down mentally. So I think you may be onto something."
Kaclassen
"And I get to experience it for free at home because of my insomnia."
MetricJester
Mariah Everywhere
mariah carey christmas GIF by jecamartinezGiphy"Having to listen to All I want for Christmas is you every 2 songs as an employee on a mall."
PanosTheSoreLoser
Life itself is torture. I'm now convinced.