Cliche Breakup Lines

When it comes to breakups, clich'e breakup lines have become known as such because they are essentially used ad nauseum.

Save for the occasional, "KISSING YOU felt like I was kissing my brother", more often than not, we tend to use some really insulting clich'e breakup line to give someone the heave ho and alleviate our own guilt.

Here are 10 clich'e breakup lines that were sent in the most by readers with explanations regarding what led to them.

CLICH'e BREAKUP LINES #10

IT'S NOT YOU, IT'S ME

ERICA, 33, WROTE: After all these years in which this phrase has been used, and how everyone and their mother has heard it before, my ex boyfriend sprung this crap on me after we had been dating for about 4 months.

He explained that he was in a weird place and that although he really did like me, he just couldn't wrap his brain around a relationship right now. Oh well, at least I got all his CDs. He forgot them at my place and I never answered the phone again when he called.

TRANSLATION: It's you. I don't like you in that way.

CLICH'e BREAKUP LINES #9

IM TOO F*CKED UP FOR YOU

JOANNE, 27, WRITES: I was dating a badass for a few months and the sex was just second to none. He was an amazing lover and I didn't have a lot of experience.

Anyway, after a while, he decided that being with one woman just wasn't good for him and made it seem like he was just not good for me. He was probably right, so I didn't get offended by it.

But I have too many friends who tell me that guys who are pretty vanilla use this same lyric, so it's funny.

TRANSLATION: I want to sleep with many more people without the burden of you being around.

CLICH'e BREAKUP LINES #8

I THINK WE'RE JUST MEANT TO BE FRIENDS

SAL, 36, WROTE: I was dating this great girl that I couldn't believe I landed. But I finally got up the balls to ask her out. After our third date, we had sex, and it was all kinds of terrible.

Needless to say, she hit me with the "friends" bit and I knew it was because we just didn't hit it off in bed as well. But when she uttered these words, I rolled my eyes. By the way, we're not friends.

TRANSLATION: You don't excite me in a sexual way at all.

CLICH'e BREAKUP LINES #7

IM JUST NOT READY FOR A SERIOUS RELATIONSHIP

TELLY, 30, WROTE: Back when I was still a "nice guy," a girl I was dating gave me the "I'm not ready for anything serious" speech. Lo and behold, she was married less than a year later.

I'm pretty sure she dumped me for the other guy, but to use that lyric and then marry someone else in a year was just ridiculous. Don't you agree?

TRANSLATION: I don't want to have a serious relationship with you.

CLICH'e BREAKUP LINES #6

YOURE GOING TO MAKE SOMEONE REALLY HAPPY SOMEDAY

SONIA, 22, WROTE: I knew that my ex boyfriend was never going to end up being my husband because we were both young and he was eager to sow his wild oats, but when he told me that I would make someone else incredibly happy in the future, I barfed a little in my mouth.

I later heard from his friends that he thought I was the most annoying woman ever and that he only used that line because he really believed the opposite. He thought it was so clever.

TRANSLATION: You're going to be alone forever.

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