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The Worst Things People Have Ever Said During A Breakup

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Reddit user MrDumpworth asked: 'Dear Reddit, what is the worst thing YOU have said during a breakup?'

We've all said things we regret.

Most often, when we find ourselves in situations where our emotions are in a heightened state, such as a breakup.

Indeed, though some people will go to every effort to end a relationship amicably, others can't hide their hurt, frustration, and resentment in the heat of the moment.

Resulting in their saying some unpleasant if not downright nasty things which may have felt good in the moment, but which they'll likely look back on in horror and embarrassment.


Redditor MrDumpworth was curious to hear the absolute worst things people said during a breakup, leading them to ask:
"Dear Reddit, what is the worst thing YOU have said during a breakup?"

The Unoriginality Makes It Worse...

"Her: 'is it someone else?'"

"Me: 'no, it's just you'."- stingyboy

Ouch!

"Two months after our breakup, she asked me if I missed her."

"I told her I missed her parents more than I missed her."- lxkandel06·

Knowing It Is One Thing, Hearing It Is Another...

"The worst is telling someone you don't love them anymore and genuinely seeing the heartbreak on their face."

"That's a gut-wrenching thing to see when you know your words caused it."- nryporter25

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That Door Is Closed

"The breakup wasn't my choice, but when he tried a few weeks later to reconnect, I said 'Oh, I've actually been really happy since we've been apart'."

"'I don't think I could get back together now'."

"My sister called me savage for it, but I wasn't trying to be mean."

"It was the truth, and I just hadn't realized it up until the thought of taking him back filled me with dread."- HospitalFluffy

Walked Into That One..

"She was breaking up with me, and I told her, 'You know you are right, and I agree, we aren't very compatible, and our relationship has been on the decline for sometime'."

"Those were my true thoughts and feelings."

"I felt a sense of relief when she broke up with me because I realized it was the best move for the both of us."

"So why was this the worst thing to say?"

"It ended up making her want to double down on the relationship."

"I was bombarded with non-stop texts, phone calls, unnanounced visits to my apartment."

"All of that."

"Apparently breaking up things amicably was not how she wanted to go."

"I think she was adamant she left with the upper hand."- slytherinprolly

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In The Heat Of The Moment

“'Please don’t leave, no one else will ever love me'.”

"Said by me sobbing in the open doorway of the new apartment of my wife of barely one year."

"My self esteem was totally shattered."

"My life was over, there just was nothing left."

"She was kind but firm."

"She knew the relationship wasn’t a good fit before I accepted that."

"We were very young, friends but not life partners."

"I didn’t fully understand until I was a few years into my second marriage."

"We both went on to have successful, happy lifelong second marriages."- DadsRGR8

Okay Then...

"Not a break up, but was seeing this girl off and on (because she wouldn't commit to actually dating)."

"Got sick of the yo-yoing, fired up Facebook Dating and met my now girlfriend for drinks two days later."

"When the non-committal girl came back and I told her I was off the market I said 'I'm just looking for someone who knows what commitment is'."

"Must have hit a nerve because about six weeks later she was pregnant."- BeefInGR

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Name Calling Is Never The Answer

“'You’re turning into your mother and I hate that b*tch'.”

"I’m sure there was a more diplomatic way to phrase that but 19-year-old me was out of f*cks to give at that point."- shadowimage

No Thank You...

"Her, 'This isn't working out I think we should just be friends'."

"Me, "'Lets just never talk again is probably best'."- Schrodenger

Some People Just Need A Kick In The Pants...

"Not me but someone told my aunt they were breaking up with her because she was a deadbeat going nowhere in life."

"Then she became a doctor out of spite lol."- ResidentNeck4465

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What The Actual...?

“'Sex is part of the reason I’m ending things'.”

"In my defense it was my first time breaking up with a guy."

"The man had a boner the entire time I was breaking up with him, he was crying, and he kept trying to have sex one last time during my break up speech."

"I was perplexed."- SinfullySinless

When They Go Low...

"I once ended a struggling relationship."

"A few months later I got an email from the person, and it was pages of everything I had ever done wrong in the relationship."

"I realized that this was why the relationship had been struggling."

"All these thing that had been bothering my partner, and they had bottled them all up inside instead of, say, talking to me about it."

"So, my entire response to this multiple page email with everything I had ever done wrong."

"'Thank you, that was very helpful'."- jacksparrow1

Young Love...

"'No one will ever love you like I do'."

"At the time, I was young and that's really how I felt."

"In retrospect, it was mean and manipulative."

"We're now both in happy marriages."- Formaldehyd3

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A breakup is always bound to unleash many feelings we may not have realized we had.

Making a breakup one of those times where it is always wise, if not paramount, to think before speaking.

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