What is the worst way to break up with someone? Nowadays most people would reply that receiving an impersonal text message is one of the worst ways to end a relationship. I believe that it is not okay to end a relationship this way. I support this because by sending a text message to end a partnership eliminates most emotional attachment. Due to this, sometimes one of the people in the relationship may be confused on what is happening in their partnership. An example of this would be if a person sent to their significant other in a text "we need to take a break," or "you're not the same person you were as when we started dating." The other person in the relationship may not understand the their entire bond is broken, and rather think that they still have some emotional attachment. By breaking up with someone in person you are able to communicate completely with body language and inflections of your voice.
I do believe that there are certain circumstances in which a person should break up with someone over text. For example, if a person's life is in danger because their significant other is mentally unstable, it is more than acceptable to have that person put their own safety before their relationship. Another circumstance in which it is acceptable to break up with someone over text is when the relationship is long distance. Even then, though, a call is preferred.
I do think that think breaking up over a text can leave an emotional attachment. I've had this happen to me before and it definitely made it more difficult to get over the relationship faster. We ended up talking about our relationship and things were more complete. Breaking up can be very confusing and it's best to talk it out face-to-face.
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