Break up

8 Things to Avoid When You Break Up With Someone (Lifestyle, Fashionbeans.com)-Excerpts

No one should be in a relationship if they're not feeling it, and if you've decided to end the relationship. you're 100% justified in taking action, regardless of the circumstances.

Period. Ultimately, you need to look out for your own happiness, and as cold as it may sound, your ex-partner's feelings really aren't a factor in the decision.

Mutual friendships-non-factor

Not your job to soften the blow

If you actually made the decision to break up and followed through with it, that's a great sign; you  value yourself enough to leave a bad situation.

You need to enjoy life as a single person for a little while, or at least prove to yourself that you're confident enough to put real effort into that next relationship.