The easiest way to leave a relationship mirrors quitting a job
The easiest way to leave a relationship is the same as the easiest way to leave a job: have another option already lined up before you walk out. That is the smooth path. The alternative, trying to gradually transition by starting something new while still in the current relationship, can work, but the risk of being found out is very high, and getting caught tends to make the breakup far messier, with arguments and manufactured drama. So if you are going to end things, try to do it on good terms.
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