tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17568814.post5690686269920146770..comments2023-07-20T03:25:34.929-07:00Comments on Naked at Our Age - Joan Price - Sex & Aging Views & News: How Do You End It? Joan Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06423337694076541862noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17568814.post-56547238586590494922016-07-08T17:54:39.897-07:002016-07-08T17:54:39.897-07:00I always be clear, to the point and not negative. ...I always be clear, to the point and not negative. "I am sorry, this is just not working for me any more. It's not a reflection on you. But, this is just not a good fit for me." Sam Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12802029133162242705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17568814.post-74295259980201666332016-06-28T18:51:17.171-07:002016-06-28T18:51:17.171-07:00I am amazed at all of the men I have dated who thi...I am amazed at all of the men I have dated who think it is fine to not reply to emails or phone calls and just disappear. I don't think it needs an explanation beyond the fact that the relationship is not working for them and they are moving on. mcampbllhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07749228614003528344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17568814.post-35740639317907449262016-06-22T11:36:03.149-07:002016-06-22T11:36:03.149-07:00The truth is always the best, with an explanation ...The truth is always the best, with an explanation about your *own* feelings. That way it doesn't hurt or belittle the one you're breaking up with -- and it prevents the other from trying to convince you otherwise. You feel what you feel, even if they don't want you to feel it. And, please! Face-to-face (or phone if you must) but no texting break-ups!Landi Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09288523191587105199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17568814.post-56188518020235798702016-06-19T06:37:39.743-07:002016-06-19T06:37:39.743-07:00I am 69, and I'd like to comment, even though ...I am 69, and I'd like to comment, even though I am now happily married. First, when these occasions have arisen in the past, I would use your approaches 1 or 2. If kind, 4 and 1 would coincide. If pressed (very rarely has this happened), I might try 5, or 4=3.<br /><br />I would never use the ghost approach (6). I think it is cowardly, and have hated it every one of the multiple times that women have used it on me. I think it would be much kinder to just use 2.<br />Brucenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17568814.post-24695114530067906802016-06-18T17:31:03.552-07:002016-06-18T17:31:03.552-07:00Well having been on the receiving end of "gho...Well having been on the receiving end of "ghosting" a few times I think that is the chicken way out. Be kind, but real. I think no matter how badly you hurt someone by being honest, in the long run if they choose to listen to you then you are likely doing them a favor. I have had men be brutally honest with me and although it was like getting stabbed through the heart, I heard what they had to say, and it either helped me understand how I appear to others, but also the reasoning behind the breakup. <br /><br />You did not mention the passive-aggressive break-up. He never breaks up with you but constantly acts dissatisfied and unhappy with you. If and when you ask what is going on, he'll be non-forthcoming, until you drag it out of him via your words: "Is there something wrong between us?" "uh huh." "Are you wanting to break up?" "uh huh." That breakup is a shocker because he probably would still be in the relationship if he had not been asked...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com