Long relationship · $7 · 5 minutes
Ending a
long one.
Ending a long relationship in a letter is heavier than ending a short one. The letter should reflect that, without becoming a memoir.
Example output
Sam,
I've been trying to write this for months, and the longer I wait the more I'm doing it for me instead of for us. So: I'm ending this.
The nine years with you have been real. You showed me parts of myself I didn't know I had. I will always be grateful for that.
But I have known for a long time that we don't want the same kind of life, and I haven't been honest about it. Staying any longer is doing both of us a quiet kind of harm.
I'm not going to list reasons. We both know them. I'd rather end this with respect than with an argument.
Please take whatever you need from the apartment by the end of the month. I'll be at my sister's. I won't check in to see how you're doing right away — I don't think that's fair to either of us — but I do hope, sincerely, that you're okay.
Thank you for the years. Take care of yourself.
— Alex
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Common questions
- Will it sound cold?
- No — kindness and clarity, no equivocation. That's the whole goal.
- Will it list reasons?
- No. Reasons turn into arguments. The letter ends, dignified.