1. Break Up Via Mom

"Once had a girl break up via her mom. For 3 weeks, she wouldn't return my texts/calls so I drove to her place one night. Her mom answers the door and says, "She don't want nothing to do with you." As I'm getting back in my car, she appears. I just said, "Save it. If you're not adult enough to break up with me yourself, then I want nothing to do with you anyway." I drove off and never saw the b*tch again." - oopstoolate

2. Wait, What Just Happened?

"A girl dumped me while going down on me. ...I was confused." --the_neophyte

3. Post-coital Breakup

"My first boyfriend dumped me about an hour after I lost my virginity to him. We'd been together for a year. That kinda stung." - manders41411

4. Shitty Timing

"Friend of mine broke up with his girlfriend of 2.5 years while on a plane to a wedding, in which she only knew him. They shared the hotel room for 3 days and sat next to each other on the flight back." - elfa82

5. Not Doing It At All

"Came back from a girls' weekend with my sister and cousin to find the entire apartment empty. Everything was gone including most of my stuff. No note, no phone call, nothing. This was 8 months after getting married; turned out he wanted a divorce." - tashke

6. I Cheated And It's YOUR Fault

"A girl broke up with me over Facebook. She blamed me for her cheating on me while I was away for a week." - joeshmoe16

7. Leaving Without A Word

"He left me while I was in the shower. On New Year's Day. Never answered my calls, emails or texts. Just up and left. We were together over three years."

8. Break Up Via Facebook Relationship Status Change

"My brother's girlfriend changed her relationship status to 'in a relationship' with a different guy and I called him because I was shocked they had broken up and she had moved on so quickly. I asked why they broke up and he replied with 'we didn't break up?'" - shannonious

9. Double whammy

"My ex broke up with me over the phone right before asking my best friend out, while I was still on the phone. She said yes." - ashtonanne

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1. They're Open To Criticism

"When you can comfortably start a conversation knowing that the other person won't be petty or defensive. Just honest opinions shared." - JELLOSTAIN

2. Talking About It Means Talking About It

"When we disagree on something, we talk about it instead of yelling at the top of our voices at each other." - ishouldbeworking00

3. They Fight Clean

"When mad, she didn't just say sh*t to hurt me. She would just focus on the issue. It makes so much difference." - Reluctanttwink

4. You're Always Excited To See Them

"You never dread seeing them. If you want to hang out and do things with your SO, that's for sure a 'green flag'." - sexualfannypack

5. You Make Each Other Better People

"Commitment to helping you be a better person, while also being open to any assistance in becoming a better person themselves." - mstarrbrannigan

6. You Are NOT Their Everything

"As weird as it sounds, being completely independent of you. There is a stable life outside of you, but still choosing you as a priority. If they don't have other friends or hobbies and want to spend every minute with you, it is kind of concerning." - dirtywiggles

7. They Lift You Up

"If they make you feel good about yourself." - DoobaDoobaDooba

8. No Stupid Games

"Instead of playing games, they follow through. Call when they say they are going to call. Show up to things they said they'd go to, and on time. They make you a priority." - 1robotsnowman

9. No Egos In Bed

"We can have honest discussions on what we like and don't like in bed and whatever kinks we have." - badassmthrfkr

10. They Respect You

"Takes your side in public and tells you when you're wrong in private." - motelcheeseburger

11. They're Not Too Good To Say 'Sorry'

"Ability to apologize and admit that they were wrong, acted irrationally, etc." - AM0XY

12. What's Yours Isn't Necessarily Mine

"Not entitled to my money. My girlfriends seem to think I'm required to spend money on them, even though they are financially independent. Don't get me wrong, I offer to pay for dinner, spend lots on Christmas and birthdays, and I do buy them things, but every time I don't, they get like 'you don't love me' or some sh*t. My current girlfriend doesn't do this, and I'm so f*cking happy." - Vermillion9861

13. The Love They Give Your Pets

"Loving your pet as much as you do." - shadoue

How did you know your partner was/is a keeper? Add to the list! Submit your story to [email protected].

1. She was a dull conversationalist

"One-word replies, lack of interest in asking/answering questions, or just flat-out having nothing interesting to say. Nothing kills a conversation boner quicker." - imMellow

2. She was too self-involved

"Our conversation had gotten stale and it always circled around her and the shit that she likes to talk about. However, when it's my turn to talk about myself and the shit that I like to talk about, not only would the enthusiasm drop but it would be followed by one word replies. Not about that life man." - surnguy

3. Too little words, too many emojis

"Turns out I wasn't talking to her, I was just talking to her bank of emojis." - Wakkajabba

4. I was the only one asking questions

"Usually because they don't do anything to keep the conversation going. I shouldn't be the only one asking questions, etc." - RemoteProvider

5. Yeah right she's busy

"When I don't get a text back for hours, but anytime we hang out the girl's eyes are glued to her phone." - Jesstosterone

6. I don't do playing hard to get

"It's not like I would even want to f*ck her or anything like that. I genuinely enjoy having casual female friends. But if I'm interested in her and she acts like she's interested but she doesn't want to solidify anything like playing hard to get (which frankly a huge number of women do) I'll just drop it and move along, because I'll feel like I've wasted my time." - DrWhiskeySmokes

7. She was clearly not into it

"I'll only stop texting if they stop taking interest, e.g one word answers or 'haha omg emoji'. You can tell they're having a better conversation with someone else." - DabidoZ

8. It started to feel like a chore

"With one girl I realised one day that I could no longer remember why I'd been interested in her. It'd become sort of a habit. I'd contact her, she'd somehow kill the conversation or I'd have to do all the work. Happened gradually, didn't notice at first. And then came that day when the thought just popped into my head "Why are you making this effort? Why are you interested in this girl?" And I couldn't for the life of me find a decent answer. There'd definitely been a spark originally but it had faded so gradually I hadn't noticed it go." - RedAndBlackStillPlay

9. It was a test. Kind of.

"I was always the one who was initiating conversations. I stopped initiating the conversations to see if she would and she never did, so I figure she just didn't care about me so I should just stop trying." - carrotosmosis

10. Came down with a case of the feelings

"Started getting too attached when I was not getting the same feelings back. Easier to cut it off then to just ignore it." - Inebriatedwatermelon

Guys, why did you stop texting after awhile? Add to the list! Submit your story to [email protected].