Going through a breakup is never easy, but there are certain times of year you just don't want to be dealing with heartbreak - including Valentine's Day, and holidays that have a significant link to family, such as Christmas.
But one woman who recently ended her relationship couldn't be happier to be single over the festive period, as it now means she can enjoy a Chinese takeaway on Christmas Day instead of bothering with the faff of cooking a roast.
The woman said she had a "whole thing planned" for herself and her partner, but decided to dump him after he "picked a fight" with her over the weekend and "annihilated her character".
She believed her boyfriend had expected her to "try and make peace" after the argument in order to save her Christmas plans, but was shocked when she instead chose to break up with him and enjoy the holiday as a singleton.
In a post on Mumsnet, she said: "It's over! I had a whole thing planned for Christmas, I'm very good at making things feel special. However, he chose to pick a fight with me last weekend in the middle of an otherwise nice afternoon, and annihilated my character, insulting everything about me, from my style of texting to the way I cuddle and making sure he got in jibes about our intimate life.
"He managed to say 'I don't love you or have loving feelings towards you' in the same breath as 'everything wrong in this relationship is your fault'.
"He thought I'd cry and acquiesce and try to make peace, as usual, because I didn't want my plans ruined or to feel scared. But instead he finds himself single. And the last few days, I've woken up calm, knowing I've followed my instincts.
"I'm going to eat Chinese food and get drunk on champagne with my Jewish friend on the 25th."
Commenters on the post were quick to heap praise on the woman for dumping her boyfriend, with many saying she did the right thing in refusing to accept him treating her in a negative way.
One person wrote: "Make peace as usual? Has this been a frequent theme of your relationship? Anyway - well done you for not accepting any more b******t and yes of course if you need to break up you should do it when it needs doing, Christmas or not."
While another added: "That was an incredibly satisfying read. Enjoy your chinese and freedom!"
And a third posted: "Well done! He sounds awful - you're definitely well rid."
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