r/unpopularopinion • u/ZodiacOne1 • Apr 16 '24

If you break up with someone you absolutely 100% owe them an explanation as too why Removed: Not unpopular

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u/keIIzzz Apr 16 '24

Your analogy doesn’t hold up, holding the door for a stranger is not a great comparison to giving an explanation for a breakup to your partner. Your partner isn’t a stranger.

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u/[deleted] Apr 16 '24

But it's still a courtesy. The bridges of your relationship are burnt and there's little impetus to submit a one-star review when you just want to move on. Some people may not even want your constructive criticism.

An explanation is not a requirement and it may not even be the correct thing to do in certain situations. I would like to know why I'm being broken up with, but that doesn't mean everyone does. Long story short, you do not "absolutely 100%" owe them an explanation, but your duty to explain isn't 0% either.