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[–] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 25 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

Breakup via text is a blocked for life. Cowards don’t deserve your time

[–] daniskarma@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I never got what's the deal with that. Sincerely. If there's a break up, what's the difference doing it by text, phone or in person.

My gut says me that people may prefer in person because they saw a better chance of avoid the breakup that way, but I'm not sure.

Other than that if it's over it's over, I don't see the media in which the message is deliver. For all I care as if it's via smoke signals.

[–] Flickerby@lemmy.zip 11 points 1 month ago (2 children)

It's about respect for the other person, as I see it. You wouldn't be a little miffed if your wife of 10 years sent you a "k thx bai (link to divorce papers)" instead of talking in person?

[–] kofe@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Context is everything. Yeah, your wife of 10 years deserves the face to face, more than once. A dude I dated for a few months that showed no emotional intelligence specifically told me he'd prefer a text. I obliged when I realized it wasn't going anywhere and I didn't want to keep up a casual relationship. He then asked to talk in person, though, and I again obliged.

[–] BilboBargains@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

I would fetch my divorce attorney shovel.

[–] Deme@sopuli.xyz 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I think its basic courtesy to put even a little effort to something as important as a breakup. Not doing it face to face or at least in a call removes the interaction completely. It's taking the easiest possible path in a situation that will certainly affect the other person in a significant manner. It's cold. Using a LLM for said text like in the meme is even lower effor and leaves the recipient feeling utterly worthless. Basically the same thing as getting fired via email.

[–] napkin2020@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago

I figured out that this works as a guilt for a lot of people who were abused in a relationship.

Call them, text them, or even better, ghost their ass if they ever toxic. You're more than fine with that.

[–] PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago

As someone who used to do shit like this all the time (perma-blocking people for perceived disrespect), it's not a great way to live.

Yeah they made a shitty situation worse, but being a coward doesn't make you a bad person. Besides, they're almost certainly a kid.