"What else IS there?"

I while ago I vented about how I had never had the chance to break up with anyone. And that blog post ended up being the most viewed post I have ever written. Huh.

Never mind, breaking up SUCKS. Not that I'm actually "breaking up" with someone in the sense that I have a secret boyfriend I need to confess about. Nope, I met a nice boy who took me out a few times and he ended up having much stronger feelings for me than I did for him. Andddd now I need to tell him that.

But... how?

According to several sources, it is best to make it a two-step process. Start with saying you need to take a break for a few days for whatever reason you come up with. Then after two days say "I don't feel good about it." It's a solid response, no one can change how you feel about something. AND it's not hurtful because it's not a negative comment to them.

Oh and random side note: yes, girls love being told they are beautiful. But take a lesson from the Swan Princess.

Prince Derek: What? You're all I ever wanted. You're beautiful! 
Odette: Thank you. But what else? 
Prince Derek: What else? 
Odette: Is beauty all that matters to you? 
Prince Derek: [stammers] What else is there? 
[buzzer sounding] 

If you base a relationship just on telling the girl how good she looks, well, she feels used. And she'll leave you only to be captured by an evil wizard who turns the girl into a swan. Is that what you want, boys?!?


Ok. That last part might have been dramatic. But... you get the idea. We like compliments about everything about us, both our brains and our beauty. Pick just one and you might get in trouble for neglecting the other. 


P.S. My fish died yesterday. I'm sad.