I’ve been threatening to write this series for a while, but fortunately I didn’t need an ultimatum in order to stick to the plan.
Sounds like a metaphor for a bad relationship, right?
Well, whatever the case, here we go on a full-tilt four part series on breakups.
This is a topic that isn’t covered nearly often enough, but which by my calculations is also a major area of interest to those of you who have written to tell me what you want to hear more about.
The way I see it, the formula is this:
A Question People Are Actually Asking + Not A Whole Lot Of Answers Out There Already = Probably A Good Idea For A Blog Post
So let’s get on it.
The logical way to break down this series into parts is as follows:
- When Someone Did Something Heinous
- When Nobody Did Anything Particularly Heinous
- Ending Short-Term Relationships
- Ending Long-Term Relationships
Throughout the process you’ll get the “hows” and the “whys”, featuring some practical steps and ideas.
One caveat before we start, however: I am writing this series in the spirit of dealing with dating relationships rather than marriages. When marital relationships, community property and small children are involved, some of the issues I discuss may require a bit different of a perspective (the notable exception being physical violence–my advice is always going to be to get out in those situations). As such, we’ll save that discussion for another time. Who knows, I may surprise you with a “surprise” Part Five.
So true to the plan, let’s deal with breaking up with someone because a major breach has happened.
Continue reading “Dealing With Breakups: When Something Heinous Has Happened [Part One Of Four]”
