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.
At some point or the other, we all have to visit heartbreak hotel, and it's never easy.
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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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