What's the lamest breakup excuse you've ever heard?
Updated | By Jane Linley-Thomas
'It's not you, it's me,' 'we need a break,' 'work commitments', and the list goes on. Jane wants to hear the lamest breakup excuses you've ever heard.
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I recently met a girl whose boyfriend broke up with her because his mother didn't like her. In the breakup (which happened over text) he said that he didn't want to meet face-to-face, but would have to end it as his mom didn't think she was marriage material.
Firstly, they have only been dating for six months, so the talk of marriage seems a little premature, and who at the age of 34 breaks up over text because your mom's not happy? Seriously!
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I've put together some of the lamest, hurtful, and just plain strange reasons people have given for breaking up with someone:
“You deserve better” is one of the saddest excuses for a break up because they were smart enough to see it, but didn’t want you enough to be better.
— ᴿᴬᴰ☮☯ (@xTerrri) May 18, 2018
Our friend made me see we have no future together.
— Kathy Schwab a/k/a Aunt Granny (@KathySchwab77) May 24, 2018
My ex’s mother told him to break up with me because I was sent by the devil to persuade him to make bad life decisions
— Cassandra Dorris (@littlestarr69) May 24, 2018
“I like you but, I just want to be friends”
— Rene Meadows (@newyorkkiloss) May 24, 2018
none -- just silence.
— Catherine Lydon (@rocknrollElder) May 24, 2018
Yikes - this one hurts!
I liked the idea of being with you better than actually being with you.
— Virginia W (@springy15) May 24, 2018
"I'm just not feeling it babe."
— Gregory Finney (@gregory_finney) May 24, 2018
No way!
I like ur sister ☹
— Cindylouwhobaja (@Cindylouwhobaj1) May 24, 2018
I need to find myself🤬
— Joyce Schutte (@JoyceAnnieS) May 24, 2018
"Yeah, this isn't going to work out." Said while eating at the table and never changing facial expressions or a pause in the eating.
— Thomas Leggett (@A3D_Tomcat) May 25, 2018
Okay, now it's your turn. What's the lamest excuse someone has used on you during a breakup?
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