Don't Break Up With Your Girlfriend Like a Coward Like This Dude Did

In this situation, the anonymous letter writer askedwhat he should do after he found out that his ex-girlfriend of three years is going to be his new boss. Now, on its face, that sounds awkward enough, right? But on top of that, they didn't have an amicable end by any means, he explains. He ghosted the ex, Sylvia, several years ago after she wanted to settle down. While ghosting is an impolite thing to do in most circumstances, the unnamed guy's method was particularly gutless: He left the country they were living in while she was visiting her family over Christmas break.

Very classy. His reason?

“I simply wanted to avoid being untangled in a break-up drama,” he wrote, adding that, in the aftermath, “Sylvia was rather emotional and became obsessed with the relationship, tracking me down, even causing various scenes with my parents and friends.”

That shouldn't be too much of a surprise, considering that she could've thought he was dead or kidnapped. After all, they were in a three-year relationship together. What kind of coward just picks up and leaves without any explanation? Great job avoiding drama here, man. That worked out well.

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He ends his tale by explaining he’s a math teacher at an international school where Sylvia is an incoming director. Leaving his post doesn't appear to be an option this time, as he says that finding a new job will be pretty much impossible at the moment.

The advice columnist goes on to say that he should reach out to Sylvia, and let him know they’ll be working together. If she doesn’t already know, the columnist says, then she’s probably going to be totally floored. But she also suggested that he quit his job, despite the difficulty he may have in finding another gig, which was nicer than the comments he received in the discussion section, or on Twitter:

this is the most egregious, heartless and insane case of ghosting I have ever seen https://t.co/BJosSldavg

— vacation eve (@evepeyser) August 22, 2017

Honestly we need to come together as a family and write some killer lines so that Sylvia ethers that Ask-A-Manager dude on her first day

— Jazmine Hughes (@jazzedloon) August 22, 2017

this @AskAManager post just made my skeleton exit my body https://t.co/jkQXYSxrBs

— Julia Reinstein (@juliareinstein) August 22, 2017

Guys, it should go without saying that this is not how you bring a long-term relationship to an end. If you need a heads-up on how to responsibly let her go, let these 11 women tell you the best way to break things off.