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• If your relationship is on its last legs, you may be thinking about a breakup. If you want to call it quits, you should know that there is a right way to go about breaking up with someone, and a very wrong way. Breaking up is difficult for both parties—just as it isn't easy to be the person getting dumped, it's not easy for a caring person to be the person doing the dumping, either. This page provides links to, and information about, breaking up—how to do it, and how to survive it.

• Fast Facts

  1. Think carefully about the reasons you want to break up; once the words "I think we should break up" come out, many times they can't be taken back
  2. Be considerate; don't break up via e-mail, text message or on the phone if at all possibleWeb MD: How to Break Up Gracefully
  3. A face-to-face meeting is usually best when breaking up with someone
  4. Discuss whether you think you can remain friends; this will depend greatly on the nature of both your relationship and the reasons it is ending
  5. Try to keep your discussion civilBBC h2g2: How to Break Up
  6. Return any personal effects that belong to each other as soon as possibleBBC h2g2: How to Break Up

• If You Get Dumped

  If the person you are involved with has decided that a breakup is necessary, there is little you can do to change his or her mind. Feelings of anger, sadness and jealousy are all normal if someone has broken up with you. Acting on those feelings by seeking revenge is often not the best way to get over the breakup. As you try to survive the breakup, enlist the help of your support system; talk to friends about what happened and why, and don't be afraid to cry.KidsHealth.org: Getting Over a Break-Up

  Try your best to take care of yourself by getting enough sleep and eating healthy—that pint of Rum Raisin ice cream won't change what has happened, but it could change the way your favorite jeans fit.KidsHealth.org: Getting Over a Break-Up

  Above all, remember the old adage that time can mend a broken heart. If you find yourself struggling with depression for an extended period of time after a breakup, you might consider seeking professional counseling.

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