breakup talk

Ending things discussion

Breakup talk is the conversation in which one person ends a romantic relationship with another.

The term emphasizes the discussion itself rather than the outcome: I'm dreading the breakup talk.

It may also refer to the characteristic language and phrases people use when ending things: He gave me the whole breakup talk—"it's not you, it's me."

Related

silence · distance · sorry · over · split up · relationship · feelings · honest · difficult · crying · emotional · conversation · rejection · moving on · letting go · explanation · confession · empty promises

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Opposites
relationship trajectory

breakup talkreconciliation

Restoration of friendly relations

getting back together · proposal · marriage proposal · making up · engagement

emotional intent

breakup talkdeclaration of love

Stating romantic feelings openly

love confession · vow renewal · recommitment · apology · heart-to-heart

Family

break, breakups, breaks, breaking, broken, breaker, breakers, outbreak, breakdown

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG