Anonymous
Post 11/11/2015 21:42     Subject: Need to break up with him. Before or after holidays?

Do it ASAP. He will have friends and family around to support him during the holidays. Much better than knowing you were putting up a fake front throughout the entire holiday season.
Anonymous
Post 11/11/2015 21:35     Subject: Need to break up with him. Before or after holidays?

Should have been done yesterday.
Anonymous
Post 11/11/2015 21:14     Subject: Need to break up with him. Before or after holidays?

Yesterday
Anonymous
Post 11/11/2015 20:54     Subject: Re:Need to break up with him. Before or after holidays?

"Him" don't care about "The Holidays"
Anonymous
Post 11/11/2015 20:52     Subject: Need to break up with him. Before or after holidays?

Like a bandaid. Do it now.
Anonymous
Post 11/11/2015 20:49     Subject: Re:Need to break up with him. Before or after holidays?

Definitely now. Men hate buying gifts. At least he will be relieved not to have to do holiday stuff.
Anonymous
Post 11/11/2015 19:49     Subject: Need to break up with him. Before or after holidays?

Anonymous wrote:It seems like it would be better to do it after, but that's only because you are putting it off even further. Trust me, you will feel SO much better if you do it now and get it over with. Don't let this ruin your holidays!


And there will always be a reason not to. " Oh but I can't do it so close to Valentine's Day etc"

Before you know it you will be accepting a marriage proposal and dumping him at the alter.

Now do it now. It truly is better for all involved even though it will hurt at first.
Anonymous
Post 11/11/2015 19:43     Subject: Re:Need to break up with him. Before or after holidays?

Especially if you have been dreading it for months. Time to grow up.

Do it noe, and learn to be more honest down the road.
Anonymous
Post 11/11/2015 19:36     Subject: Need to break up with him. Before or after holidays?

Another vote for "do it now." Asap.

Delaying the inevitable is a waste of everyone's time and energy.

Break up now.
Anonymous
Post 11/11/2015 19:35     Subject: Need to break up with him. Before or after holidays?

It seems like it would be better to do it after, but that's only because you are putting it off even further. Trust me, you will feel SO much better if you do it now and get it over with. Don't let this ruin your holidays!
Anonymous
Post 11/11/2015 19:34     Subject: Need to break up with him. Before or after holidays?

Do it now.
It will suck either way.
He will be hurt either way.
But if you spend the holidays together, you'll be giving the false impression that all is well.

Anonymous
Post 11/11/2015 19:33     Subject: Need to break up with him. Before or after holidays?

I would break it off now. It's the only morally right thing to do. Besides, it's still 1.5 months until Christmas.
Anonymous
Post 11/11/2015 19:32     Subject: Need to break up with him. Before or after holidays?

Before. Very good friend waited until after the holidays, thinking it would be kinder. He proposed over the holiday and it was a terrible blow for him to deal with. Just do it. There's no sense in waiting.
Anonymous
Post 11/11/2015 19:31     Subject: Need to break up with him. Before or after holidays?

Anonymous wrote:I have been dating someone for a year and a half - we have been longtime friends so he is someone I really care about, but our interests and lifestyles are so different that I know we are not good for the long term. For various reasons we have only been getting together every two weeks, so our lives are not terribly integrated - he has never even met my kids (we are both divorced).

I feel like a shit for breaking up with him, especially since it seems depressing and mean to do it so close to the holidays. I have been depressed for months at the prospect of doing this.

How would you do it?


Just break it off now unless you want to get gifts for Christmas then you can wait until after.
Anonymous
Post 11/11/2015 19:04     Subject: Need to break up with him. Before or after holidays?

I have been dating someone for a year and a half - we have been longtime friends so he is someone I really care about, but our interests and lifestyles are so different that I know we are not good for the long term. For various reasons we have only been getting together every two weeks, so our lives are not terribly integrated - he has never even met my kids (we are both divorced).

I feel like a shit for breaking up with him, especially since it seems depressing and mean to do it so close to the holidays. I have been depressed for months at the prospect of doing this.

How would you do it?