Breaking up isn't hard to do. You just need a plan. Travel is always a possibility. Travel is a metaphor for change. Think of trips you've taken in the past. Think of people you've met in the past. Secret loves have a way of showing up at the most opportune times.
Instructions
1. Begin your break up with a friendly dinner. Make it an expensive restaurant. Let your boyfriend know you won't settle for less. Talk about the future. Get your boyfriend engaged. No not married, just intensely interested in your future plans as a couple. Your boyfriend must become very animated and excited. The phone rings. Answer it. It is a prearranged call from your best friend and co-conspirator. Act like you haven't talked to this person in ages. You are thrilled to hear from this individual.
2. Ignore your boyfriend completely. For the next several minutes you are the only one at that table. Your boyfriend will become frustrated. He will pretend to be interested in his food. Mention Paris when the waiter brings the next course. Laugh heartily when the waitress tries to ask you if you're finished. Pretend you don't hear her. You want your boyfriend to have to ask you if you're done. Ignore him and keep talking. Bring up Paris again. You need to make it sound like you did something big in Paris. But be vague. Too many details can spoil the plan. Keep the phone conversation going until the end of the main course.
3. Hang up the phone. Sigh and smile wistfully. Your boyfriend will probably ask who it was. Once again, be vague. Order dessert. Say as little as possible when answering your boyfriend's questions. Act as if you are far way. When the check comes, grab your purse. Start to stand up. Your boyfriend will probably comment that you seem in a hurry. Smile and sit down slowly. If your boyfriend asks if you want to go anywhere else, say no. You just want to go home. Avoid bringing your boyfriend back into your house or apartment. If you need to, stand in the doorway to block his entrance. Pull away if he tries to kiss you good night. Say you're tired.
4. Wait for that phone call from your soon to be ex-boyfriend. He will ask you what happened the other night. He will ask you about the phone call. "What was all that about Paris?" Your plan is working perfectly. "I never told you about Paris, did I?" Say it was before you met him. You thought it was over, but.... Your boyfriend will be shocked. Don't let him talk too much. Cut him off. Tell him you need space. You and the other guy were engaged. He can't compete with your mystery man from the past. Hang up that phone.
