When You Need to Say, “Break Up With Him!”

by Callie Mitchell

You can see the problems in your friend’s relationship, and maybe you want to scream “Break up with him already!” But what do you do? I was on the opposite side of this question once, when a close friend spoke honestly to me about the red flags she could see in a long-term-going-nowhere relationship. It took courage for her to share her concerns, because such discussion don’t usually result in a response of, “Yeah… you’re right.” Here are a few reasons why I think it was a fruitful conversation:

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