Ending a Relationship on a Good Note

[Zurvan]

She is your ex. Unless you seriously want to get back together with her, and think dating other people will affect that, go out with the new girl.

If you're constantly concerned about how she feels about you dating other people, you will not move on. If she doesn't like it, and flips out, you two could never be friends anyway.

Besides, the best way to get over a relationship is between the legs of a hottie.

[Richie Rich]

Dear Abby,

[OtisTheMarsupial]

Call the girl and make a date for 2 weeks from now.
Say you're busy on an important project/ homework/ going ou of town to visit family... whatever, you want to see her, just can't for a few weeks.

Then in a couple weeks, you'll probably want to see her. You will have healed a bit from your break-up and be ready to date casually. And if not, just call her back up and cancel.

edit: If you cancel, tell her honestly why. She will think you're a sweet guy. This way, if you see her again in 6 months, when you really are over your ex, this girl might still be an option.
good luck

[Jingleheimer]

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This is a date. Stop thinking in terms of the long term relationship. You are not dishonoring your previous relationship. You are just going out with someone who may be a new friend.

I bet that if you told your prospective date that you felt uncomfortable about getting into a new relationship because you just got over your old one, that she would be a little freaked out because all of the assuming you're doing.

Go out. Have fun! Think about later later.

[cpitt398]

There is nothing like some fresh snatch to get over another relationship. Whatever you do, don't tell your ex, ever, if you are giong to still be keeping in contact. She will take it as disrespect even though you are just trying to get over her.

Some people numb the pain with alcohol, I think alcohol and women help numb it better. Theirs going to be a period of loneliness if you don't do this.

[Glenn]

Everyone else is clueless. You obviously aren't ready to date/f/whatever someone else so don't--it will just turn out badly. There is a period of mourning that needs to be respected.

[bernie]

You think of your ex getting banged by every guy she's around.

Quit yapping on the phone so frequently with her. You said you guys were single, act like it. It doesn't seem like you've actually split up at all, just said you did.

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[bernie]

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It's been a week since i ended a long term relationship. even blunt fimbulwinter knows that would be crass.


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Not crass at all. Where does crass come into this? btw...It really doesn't sound like you've actually ended your longterm-relationship. When that happens you generaly don't yap 'fairly frequently' with the other person.

You're carrying it around like baggage letting it affect you. Essentially, prolonging it.

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[bernie]

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Everyone else is clueless. You obviously aren't ready to date/f/whatever someone else so don't--it will just turn out badly. There is a period of mourning that needs to be respected.

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You don't mourn with the person you broke it off with.

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[siccjay]

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Call. Do not fold.

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