How do you know when you're about to get dumped?

[Amaya]

What are the sure signs of an impending kiss off?
Tell me about being dumped.. what was your first clue?:shrug:

[wtmusic]

1. When they tell you they never want to see you again

dead giveaway

[Amaya]

6. yeah

that would be a sure sign! Poor thing, did that happen to you?:(

[wtmusic]

17. Fortunately, no

never dumped anyone myself, so maybe it got my karma working! :-)

[JanMichael]

2. I bet having my car firebombed would do it.

Other than that I'm not good deciphering these things.

[THUNDER HANDS]

3. when they start shutting up

When a girl your with starts talking to you less and less, and answers you in one-word answers.

When a girl stops wanting to have sex with you.

When a girl stops acting happy and mopes around a lot when she's with you.

There are others, but those are the big ones.

[ET Awful]

4. A Restraining Order is usually a clue :)

j/k I'm no good at recognizing the signs either.

[Jivenwail]

5. When I saw him with my best friend, going into her dorm

Obviously when I was in college, "way back when". I'd had a severe case of the flu and had been housebound for almost 2 weeks. He only called a couple of times. Then, when coming back from the doctor, I was driving by the dorms and saw him, with her, going into her dorm. Didn't have to hit me over the head with a hammer to get the point of that. And as cliche as it sounds, he was doing it with my best friend - while I was sick! Wow, thanks for the memories, hadn't thought about that pig in a loooooooooong time!

[Amaya]

7. opps!

didn't mean to give ya flashbacks!

[ewagner]

8. These usually are good signs

"I'm too busy to see you tomorrow"
"I'd love to but I've got to wash my hair"
"You're my best friend!"
"________(insert name here) is really in a crisis right now, and as a friend, I need to spend some time with him/her."
"Let's see if our relationship can survive without sex."
"We need to talk about our relationship"

[Amaya]

9. Good god!

I think I've heard all of those before. I've said a few myself. :)

[mac56]

18. "I THINK I have to wash my hair that night."

Emphasis added. She wasn't even sure; she thought she had to.

I'm the only guy I know who's heard that one.

[trotsky]

10. All good.

Especially the first one. In a more general sense, be aware when they seem to spend less and less time with you because of other things going on - and don't seem to mind.

[Amaya]

11. Really?

hmmmm

[Aristus]

12. When she starts going on and on about

some other guy.

Cold, man.

[radwriter0555]

13. You always KNOW.... it's a subtle thing. the distancing, drawing away...

we always KNOW what's about to happen, we just don't confront it.

[Amaya]

14. I can see that.

Some people are just in denial..

[ewagner]

15. Add another one to the list

When you overhear some guy in a bar bragging about how good your fiance' is in the sack.

Over 30 years ago but I still remember it.

[2cents]

16. If, after sex...

...she keeps bringing you the "cold water" towel.

[Ivory_Tower]

19. When she says

"I want our last time together to be special."

Yeah, that was a real turn-on...

[Amaya]

20. LOL

I'm sorry but that's kinda funny. Did you make it memorable? :)

[FlaGranny]

21. I think it's something you just

know, deep inside, before you can put your finger on any clues.

[VOX]

22. "We owe it to ourselves to be able to see other people."

Any sort of "greater good" message is the kiss of death. If you're the "dumpee," you probably won't see it coming.

If it's mutual, you both know that you have on your hands, as Woody Allen once put it, "a dead shark."

If you're the dumper, it's your degree of guilt that determines how much you sugar-coat the message.

[VelmaD]

23. "Sometimes I think you'd be better off without me"

My evil ex used to say that and it would drive me nuts. Chalked it up to him having self-esteem issues but now I know he was just too chicken-shit to actually break up with me.

My all-time favorite though is the line he used when push came to shove and it was move in or move on..."I need to find myself". *rolls eyes*

My response, "well if you're looking for your head you might wanta start by looking up your ass". And that was the end of that.

[ewagner]

27. Good one! n/t

[Amaya]

30. heehee

Nice one! :)

[regularguy]

24. When a woman tells you how "amazing" you are,

you're toast. (Or will at least continue forever to not get any :)

[mac56]

25. "We need to talk...."

Nothing good has ever followed these words.

[SiouxJ]

28. Mac, honey, we need to talk

about music more :-) I just don't see you enough anymore :-)

:loveya: :hi: ;-)

[mac56]

31. Okay! You just proved me wrong!

Hi SiouxJ! :loveya:

[leftofthedial]

26. the sphincter tightens

and there is a grunting sound

[Character Assassin]

29. According to Steve Martin, when there's dog poop on your shoes

[Japhy_Ryder]

32. When she starts pointing....

other women that she thinks you'd be happy with. "What about so-and-so. You two have a lot in common, I think."

[MissMillie]

33. When he's putting his pants back on...

Sorry.... I'm bitter about relationships. I have yet to invest any time and energy on a man that's willing to stick around, and I've been at this game for a long time.

[Amaya]

34. yeah

that would probably be a sign.

I'm pretty bitter also, I use to not be.
I've been jaded over the years. Promised the world and ended getting
burned.
I believe, I picked a good one this time. Only time will tell.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

35. Sigh..I hate it when this happens on DU...the last time it happened

everyone else ended up getting dragged into it.

[Amaya]

36. dragged into what?

What happened? :shrug: