How to Break Up With Someone Over Text, According to a Professional Ghostwriter
glamour.comme to be rejected over text?” If you decide that a more personal breakup is appropriate, here are Ang Fonte's steps: “Text and say, ‘Hey, I want to share something with you that I’ve been thinking about—when can we hop on a FaceTime?’ Or, ‘When can we meet up for a coffee?’” she says. “If they’re like, ‘Oh…what’s this all about?’ you can say, ‘I’d rather say it in person.’ The person might say, ’Let’s just do it over text.’ You could say, ‘I didn’t want to do it over text because I think I owe actual eye contact with you when I share this, but this isn’t working out for me anymore.’ That said, even if you’ve had 10 dates but you feel unsafe—send it over text!”This content can also be viewed on the site it from.Ang Fonte swears by the compliment-sandwich formula: “Hi [Name] here’s what was really great + Here’s the thing that I think was missing or the thing that I think we didn’t align on + I wish you well because you are a good person.” If you're writing a text after one date, it could go something like this: “Hi Jared, it was so nice to finally meet you in person.
I don't think we have enough in common to keep this going. But I was glad we met up, and I wish you well. Good luck out there.” “You have the good, the bad, the good, and then you pressed send,” says Ang Fonte.
But if you've been on three or more dates, she says, you might want to go into more detail in the “meat” of the sandwich: “I didn’t realize that you smoke cigarettes and that’s something that’s really contrary to my health values.” Or, “I didn’t realize that you hadn’t fully moved on from your ex yet.” For Ang Fonte, the key is being clear. “Not saying you’re a bad person because you haven’t moved on from your ex; you’re just saying the timing doesn’t.
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