"Hi I'm HENRY OSHOREMOH life and relationship coach here in LAGOS, NIGERIA . To end a romantic relationship I think that you really just need to be honest. For whatever reason that it's not working take your responsibility in that and then share that with the other person. I mean if you been romantic with each other and for whatever reason it's not working now, I think you have a right to still be compassionate towards that person. And honesty is always the best. I think if you are feeling that this relationship isn't right for you then the sooner you can let the other person know the better so that they don't start falling in love with you so. The best thing to do is really maybe prepare them before hand, say I've got something that I like to talk to you about or we need to talk which is always kind of alert the person of like oh oh. But you know if you can prepare them hey we are going to have a serious conversation and start with I statements and say I feel that you know that we don't have a future together or whatever it is that you feel but take responsibility for it. And let them know that they are a great person it's just not working out."
Summary: Ending a romantic relationships requires honestly, sincerity and compassion, as the other person should know exactly why the relationship
is not working out. Be clear and concise when breaking off a relationship with advice from a professional life coach
How to End a Bad Business Relationship
Ending any kind of relationship is tough. Ending a business relationship is even tougher because not only feelings are involved, but money as well. Even though getting through the negotiations and awkwardness of ending a bad business relationship may be strained, both parties will benefit in the long run. Just like a bad romantic relationship, if both parties aren't getting out of the it what is best for them, respectively, the best course of action is terminating the relationship, no matter how hard that may be.
Instructions
- Step1Give the other party the benefit of the doubt. If a business relationship begins to go sour, it is usually because one of the parties is not meeting the other's demands. If you are on the receiving end of the bad service, it would be easy to jump to conclusions about why the supplier is not coming through on their end of the business agreement. Just as with any other kind of relationship, communication is key. The minute there is any kind of problem on your end, it is your responsibility to contact your point person and let them know what's going on. Always keep the ball in their court. Do everything you can to help them help you. That way, if things keep going wrong, you will know beyond a shadow of a doubt that you have done everything you can to keep the business relationship healthy and communicative. You never know what kind of problems they might be having that you don't know about, unless you ask.
- Step2Keep emotion out of the equation. It is very easy to get riled up when things start going wrong, especially when money is involved. The quickest and surest way to burn bridges in the business world is to take things personally and become emotional about business decisions and transactions. The best way to keep your head and continue making logical, business-minded steps in the right fiscal direction is to dissociate yourself from the emotional baggage attached to the situation. If you need to meditate for 10 minutes in the middle of the day to clear your mind, so be it. Whatever you need to do to keep yourself in a neutral emotional place, do it.
- Step3Do not waiver on your decision to end any relationship. Your authority on ending any business relationship will be questioned by at least one person, if not a committee of people. Before you make a decision to cut ties with a business associate whose relationship with you has gone bad, commit to your decision completely. Your judgment will come into to question even more if you look "wishy-washy" on the subject. Commit to and make your decision irreversible and final.
- Step4Do not burn bridges. Even though you must make a decision that is beyond reproach with your peers, you must do your absolute best to make the break amicable. You never know when you will run into this business associate again in the future. So many fields of business are small and incestuous and the chance of having to deal with this person, or an associate of this person's in the future, is great. Without backing down from your position, act as congenial as possible and, again, keep emotion out of the picture. Doing this will put you a big step forward in the direction of creating a clean, friendly break to a business relationship that must end for everyone's benefit.
I would agree - Do Not Burn Bridges, you never know what the future holds.
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