These Breakup Messages Are As Cringeworthy As They Are Brutal
Breakups are always difficult, but they can be made a little bit easier if the person doing the breaking up has the decency to do it respectfully. The people on this list just had it up to here with their significant others. They weren't going to wait around to break up face to face (like nice human beings). They decided to get creative.
These people are straight up savages, but you have to give them points for being innovative. Keep reading to see some of the most brutal breakups on the internet.
Jennifer Must Have Done Something Really Bad
This scorned boyfriend took to the streets (literally) to tell his now ex-girlfriend that she has just six days to get out of their house. Jennifer must have done something really bad to cause her boyfriend to go out and buy paint and giant white signs. A lot of effort went into this breakup.
We just hope that Jennifer learned his lesson (and that she managed to get all her stuff out of her house in just six days).
This Card Has A Whole New Meaning
Ok, at first glance, this seems pretty savage, but upon reading this a second time, we can't help but wonder, why is he giving her a house key? Surely he would want the key for himself if he was kicking her out. Unless they don't live together and he's giving her back the key to her house that she gave him.
That probably makes the most sense. If he was really savage, though, he'd keep the key and kick her out of her own place.
Go Big Or Go Home
You know the saying "go big or go home?" Well, Emily went big to tell Steven that he couldn't come home anymore. Steven obviously messed up in a big way. We hope that steven learned his lesson. This is some Carrie Underwood level revenge. In fact, this is even better than taking a Louisville slugger to his headlights. This is a mental hit from which he'll never truly recover.
Emily is clearly going to take everything from Steven during the divorce. Steven doesn't stand a chance.
At Least She Got A Pizza Out Of It
Dealing with a break up sometimes leads people to bury their sorrows in an entire pint of Ben & Jerry's ice cream. Food isn't always the answer, but comfort eating sure feels, well, comfortable.
This ex-boyfriend didn't have the guts to break up with his girl face to face, but at least he knew she'd need a pizza to deal with a betrayal of this magnitude. We hope she likes plain cheese.
Taking Notes From Adele
When you break up with someone you've got to be sure it's what you want and you're not going to go back on your word. You also have to let it be known that you're serious about it. You never know how they might try and manipulate you.
As you can see here, this recipient already tried to play mind games by saying, "you'll never find someone like me line." The other stood their ground and came out of this fire just fine.
TFW He Leaves Cute Notes On The Mirror
Don't you just love it when your significant other leaves you cute notes on the bathroom mirror? Well, this might not be a cute note, but it is a note, and that has to count for something. There's nothing like coming home and going to the bathroom only to learn that you've been dumped just by looking in the mirror.
The real question is, how long did it take to wipe all of that lipstick off of the glass?
She's Keeping The Dog
Well, Paul, it can't be good to be you right now. How will you ever show your face at this cafe again without feeling any type of guilt and shame? On top of that, you won't even get to keep the doggo!
Paul must frequent this place a lot for his lady to have this message placed up like this. She knew he would eventually see it one way or another. Hopefully, another Paul in the town didn't take this message the wrong way.
That Escalated Quickly
Okay, this one might be a joke between two people who have an awesome sense of humor about their relationship. But if they're not just playing around, then this lady seriously got in the last word in a fantastic way.
Although getting dumped while pregnant is probably one of the worst things you could ever have to go through, being able to throw the news back in the face of the person who just broke up with you might be pretty satisfying. We hope these two were able to make things work out for the sake of the kid.
Have Fun Down Under
On the plus side, that cake really does look delicious. Is that meringue? Is that a baked Alaska? Maybe this ex-significant other is moving to Australia to become a professional pastry chef.
Whoever received this cake probably isn't so happy about being suddenly single, but the emotional wound stings a little bit less when you douse it in icing and freshly torched whipped egg whites. Is this a savage move? Yes. Is it delicious? Also yes.
Taking Out The Trash
Well, that is certainly a very honest garage sale sign. If only all garage sale signs were this honest. We'd live in a more open and awkward world. We can just see it now: "Made Grandma move to a nursing home. Come buy all her old stuff so we don't have to carry so many boxes."
There are probably some pretty nice things at this cheating wife garage sale. Do you think she had good taste?
On Different Wavelengths
Sometimes people in relationships are just so in-sync. It's like they can read each other's minds and finish each other's sentences. That clearly wasn't the case with Jacob and his girlfriend. They were on very different pages when it came to the trajectory of their relationship.
Jacob's boo was over with this relationship, meanwhile, Jacob wanted to get married. Crazy how life works, right? We can probably assume that her answer to his question was a big fat "no."
Big Signs Make Good Neighbors
You have to appreciate the effort of this sign. While most people might make a sign with paper and markers, this woman went all out and designed and ordered a professional sign.
Now, everyone in her neighborhood knows that her wife cheated which resulted in her moving out of the house. Chances are, the husband isn't going to be invited to neighborhood weekend barbecues anymore. Maybe they will still invite his ex-wife even though she moved out!
Team Work Makes The Dream Work
It appears that Steve's girlfriend found out that he had another secret girlfriend that he was lying to as well. So, it looks like the girlfriends were in communicating and weren't mad at each other but at Steve for going behind both of their backs. So, they decided to work together and both broke up with him at the same time using this well placed sign.
You can imagine how Steve felt after going from two girlfriends to zero in a matter of seconds. Other people who saw the sign probably aren't going to be dating Steve anytime soon either.
What Does This Even Mean?
Look, not everybody can be good at math. Some people are good at math and science, and some people are good at reading and writing. The thing is, this guy isn't good at English or math. Is "I don't have any math" a phrase that makes sense to anybody? I didn't think so.
Ron had to find out the hard way that his relationship was over, and by the hard way, we mean over text. If this girl didn't break up with Ron because he doesn't know any math, maybe it was because he also doesn't know any grammar.
Poor Dan
We're not sure what the deal is with people breaking up with their significant others in a public fashion, but it seems like it's happening a lot. In this situation, it doesn't even seem like Dan did anything wrong, but his girlfriend Laura is leaving him for a man named Gary.
To add insult to injury, she kicked him out of the house, dumping his belongings at his parent's house. On top of all that, she even did it on Valentines day. Now that's a harsh breakup, we hope you're doing alright Dan.
Dave Is Broke Now
Dave really messed up with this one. All he had to do was stay faithful to his wife and kids and he could have easily avoided this situation. Now, the kind people in this parking lot get to laugh and make fun of him for having a side chick.
What's worse is that his now ex-wife emptied their bank account. Dave didn't think this through, clearly. Nikki took the kids and the money as she tarnished his SUV.
A Savage Scavenger Hunt
Nothing like a little scavenger hunt to help you through a breakup. Seems like this guy was doing some shady talking to a girl named Kelsi on Facebook and now he has to pick up the pieces of his life, literally.
Hopefully, he paid attention during his relationship because it looks like he needs to know a few landmark events in order to get some of his stuff back. Luckily for him, his now-ex-girlfriend didn't destroy all of his belongings as some other people might do.
Ah, Young Love
Judging by the handwriting, this breakup note was very likely written by a child under the age of six. This kid isn't heartless, though. He thought he would wish his girlfriend a happy one month anniversary. They did spend a whole month together, after all.
The best part of this note is the little "it's really hard to do this" at the bottom. Do you think he's talking about breaking up with his girlfriend or spelling "anniversary" correctly?
A Harsh Joke
We've heard some pretty bad knock-knock jokes in the past, but this one has to take the cake. When you get an unexpected text from your "babe" containing a knock-knock joke, you expect to laugh.
You're not thinking you're going to cry your eyeballs out once the joke is over. What's even worse is how they made it a more serious thing in their final text. We hope this person didn't feel too bad once this was all said and done.
The Wish Came True
Have you ever tried to make a wish at 11:11? While your wish might not come true immediately, this person's desires probably did. No one wants to be on the receiving end of a message like this.
It looks like one person was too invested in this relationship while the other probably couldn't stand it. Our hearts go out to this wish maker and we hope that they one day can find someone to grow up with and get married with.
Ouch, This One Stings
It must hurt to know that your efforts at trying to make someone laugh don't work at all. It's even worse to know that your attempts are so bad that they make someone want to break up with you. What if this person had dreams of being a comedian?
That's beside the point. What we're trying to say is sometimes your efforts don't work. Sometimes they're so bad that they make someone not want to see you anymore. It happens.
Another Way Of Putting It
The acronym "ily" usually stands for I love you. Most of the time, that's what it stands for. Unfortunately, this person ended up in the two percent of this phrase. We feel extremely bad for he or she.
All they wanted to see was the three words "I love you," instead, they got some of the most daunting words in relationship history. Whoever sent this shouldn't receive any type of forgiveness from the other individual ever.
It's Not Autocorrect
Either this person is so blindly in love that they can't see what's happening or denial took over all of their regular senses. Either way, once it finally hits, she is going to be in for a rude awakening.
The boyfriend is even yelling via text to try and make sure that she gets the point, but all she sees is an auto correct issue. We pray for her as she deals with this issue of being oblivious.
Relying On Famous Breakups
How many times must a person hint at you that it's time to break up before you get the hint? We get it that you have feelings for this person, but don't ever be too blinded that you don't get the hints.
Granted, these clues weren't as obvious as we're making it seem. To some degree, there are some obvious clues in them. Everyone knows Justin and Britney broke up forever ago!
Shawn Needs To Get His Act Together
It's not unusual for little kids to start "dating" but not even talk and maybe hug each other on occasion. It seems as though Rachel was fed up with Shawn being so distant so she decided that it was time to end the relationship.
Three months is quite a long time to not talk to your significant other, even if the two are especially young. Shawn should take this note to heart, Rachel provides him with some pretty sound life advice that might come in handy.
Informing The Whole World
There are few things harsher than breaking up with your girlfriend on social media so that the whole world knows. It's even harsher that he did it without her knowing so she found out after logging onto Instagram.
We wonder what she did for him to be inclined to break up with her via Instagram and letting her down gently in the comment section. Maybe they were able to settle things in the DMs but we're willing to bet that's unlikely.
With Deep Regret...
When it comes to a breakup note, starting off with poetry complimenting the person you're breaking up with might not be the best strategy. They're going to think that you wrote them a love note only to read that you want to end things with them, not the nicest way to go about it.
Also, we're not sure that describing someone's smile being better than "100,000,000 sparkly trampolines" is the best comparison to use. Either way, it looks like Erin lost a significant other that day, hopefully she found herself a better writer.
Who Reads The Paper Anymore?
Wow, if you thought that getting dumped on social media was bad, imagine getting dumped in the newspaper, something that anyone can see. That's exactly what happened to Kevin Maxey, whose ex let him know that they were done in the personal section of the newspaper.
We wonder if he actually reads the paper because this seems like it would be pretty easy to miss if you didn't know what you were looking for. If he didn't see it, things might be awkward next time he goes to visit his now ex.
It's Not You, It's Me
Sometimes, breakup letters don't always have to be for a boyfriend or girlfriend. For example, this girl wrote one to Five Guys, the burger restaurant that she worked at. It was probably an effective and respectful way to let her boss know that she was leaving and it sure is better than getting fired.
We think it's safe to assume that she had a close relationship with her co-workers, otherwise this letter might have been a little weird to give to an employer.
Greg Doesn't Want The Cat
It appears that Greg and this girl weren't all that close to begin with as he refers to her as "Dr. Who Girl." To be honest, while this might be harsh, it's actually quite funny since Greg apparently managed to love, marry, and divorce Dr. Who Girl in his imagination and sees no reason to do it in real life.
Also, in his fantasy, the two had a cat and a house in Hawaii which sounds like a pretty good life. Greg has quite the imagination.
Nice Try, Babe
This guy was trying to pull a fast one on his girlfriend when he accidentally misspelled "you" while trying to pretend that his phone had been disconnected. After blowing his own cover, it looks like he's decided that he's gone too far and stuck to his original plan.
He didn't even try to explain himself but instead fixed his mistake and moved on. We wonder if she ever got ahold of her boyfriend again or if she was actually pregnant in the first place.
So Many Reasons
While getting dumped is never easy, it's particularly brutal if your ex leaves behind a list of just about every reason that they're breaking up with you. However, this person who is getting dumped has some pretty bad habits that make it understandable why their boyfriend no longer wanted to be with her.
It seems that she was such a bad girlfriend that her boyfriend felt obligated to make a list of everything she does wrong so that maybe she can make some changes to be a better girlfriend to her next guy.
What's So Bad About Breaking Up?
This breakup letter is short and sweet and gets the point across for the most part. It's actually pretty honest with the author letting the person they are breaking up with down slow. While the note is relatively sincere, it's the post script at the end which makes it sound a little rough.
The author wrote "No one has to know we were going together in the first place," insinuating that they didn't want anyone to know that they were ever romantically involved.
A Picture Makes It Sting Less
This guy clearly had a hard time putting his emotions into words. At least he admits that he doesn't know how to, so he doesn't end up saying something wrong.
So, naturally, he decided to to draw a picture of himself riding a giraffe to help make the girl that he's breaking up with feel better. For the most part, the majority of people probably wouldn't be very happy receiving a card like this, but it looks like "ZF" does things like this on a regular basis.
To The Point
Although most people might try and be nice when they're breaking up with somebody, that's not the case for this little boy. He doesn't want anything to do with his romantic interest and even drew a rather graphic image of her dying.
Hopefully, this never made it to Valerie because this is a little note is definitely brutal for somebody her age. We're sure Valerie found somebody who respects her and we hope that whoever wrote this note found some help.
She Just Needs To Be On Her Own For A While
Sometimes, a short and sweet note is better than a flowery and detailed letter. This also applies to breakup notes, depending on the situation. While you wouldn't want to receive this note after dating someone for years, this might be effective after briefly dating someone in elementary or middle school.
However, we also respect how Jenny makes it clear that she's not interested in any of Alexander's friends. Let's just hope that she stayed true to her word and didn't go behind his back. She already dumped him, isn't that enough?
Batman Always Works
It's not easy to break up with anyone, so sometimes, it might be easier to just use the words that someone else has already spoken. People quote movies all of the time, but to use one to break up with someone is just plain savage.
The impressive part was that the person being dumped even got the reference. It's possible that they both love superheros and that's how they started dating in the first place. Maybe the person being dumped had a quote that they used in response too.
Seeing Other People
Oh man, this is just brutal. Person #1 asks whether Person #2 has heard of a movie called "other people," which probably leads Person #2 to think they're going to have a date night soon. But no, Person #1 was just using the line as a way to let their partner know they don't want to be in a relationship anymore.
Combined with the fact that this was done over a text message, we feel pretty bad for Person #2.
The Wrong Number
Wow. This one is a double whammy -- he thinks he's breaking up with his side chick but instead, he let his wife know all about his cheating ways. It's confusing why the wife was relieved at first, though. What on earth did she possibly think he meant?
We really want a follow up on this one. How did everything go down after this? Is this couple still together? There are so many questions…
Autocorrect Got In The Way
You can tell that the person on the right is completely DONE with giving their partner yet another chance to hurt them. They're so over it that they’re even willing to make a joke out of a simple autocorrect, even though the other person is clearly devastated.
There’s only so much a person can take in a relationship, but we have to wonder how badly this person was treated for them to make such a cold joke in a serious moment.
