6 Ways To Break Up A Couple That Should Not Be Together

Cheating and plain douchebaggery are two things on a long list of why your BFF’s string of beaus are not for her. After all, you care about your girl friend, and with each ended relationship, you’re the one who has to bear the brunt of her seemingly endless *and rather annoying* heartbreak stories and mood swings.

So, when this new guy comes along, you are, again, on alert. And rightly so. You find your best friend’s man dating someone else in a restaurant close to where you work, perhaps. While you try to not meddle in your friend’s affairs and let her figure out she’s dating a big-time asshole, this time you just can’t take it. You seriously think about taking things into your own hands and, for once, saving your friend the heartache.

You know that if you tell your friend, she will never believe you, and it may even cost you her trust. She might think that you really don’t like ALL her boyfriends when, in fact, she just has poor choice in men. What do you do?

# Keep him closer

You know the saying, “Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer,” right? Be friendly, agreeable, and sympathetic. Listen to his woes and give sound advice, like you’re an expert on your best friend. Soon enough, you’ll be his well-trusted confidant. From there, you can gain deeper insight into what the guy is all about, giving you plenty of opportunities to give advice that will eventually break them up.

# Incite trouble

When your girlfriend comes up to you and gushes about how her guy took her to this great new restaurant she always wanted to go to, ask about the details. If she tells you the guy arrived late or didn’t pick her up, that’s your cue. Ask why he’s late or wasn’t able to pick her up.

Bring up that other time he was late or wasn’t able to come with her. Tell her his actions seem shady. While the guy may really just be busy or something innocent made him late, that’s not the point. You should be able to make your friend suspicious about her man’s activities.

# Exploit his weaknesses

After some time, you may know a lot about your BFF’s guy from her stories and rants. When she is mad at him, fan the flame and exploit his weaknesses. Keep conditioning your friend’s mind by feeding her all the negative traits of her boyfriend and, in time, she will start to believe you and see her man as you want her to see him.

# Bring an ex back into the picture

You know that other guy she last went out with, whom you also didn’t like? Well, now is the time to like him—or at least, his memory. Whenever your friend complains about her current guy, bring up how her ex used to be this good guy: caring, remembered anniversaries, brought gifts, splurged on fancy dates…all of it. And if that still doesn’t work, reach out to her ex and actually bring him into the picture, and make the current guy jealous, suspicious, or at least uncomfortable.

# Bring an ex back into the picture

You know that other guy she last went out with, whom you also didn’t like? Well, now is the time to like him—or at least, his memory. Whenever your friend complains about her current guy, bring up how her ex used to be this good guy: caring, remembered anniversaries, brought gifts, splurged on fancy dates…all of it. And if that still doesn’t work, reach out to her ex and actually bring him into the picture, and make the current guy jealous, suspicious, or at least uncomfortable.

# Time apart

One way of slowly, unassumingly breaking people apart is by keeping them apart. You can do this by asking your friend to come with you as much as possible—especially on the days that you know she’s supposed to go out with her man. Introduce your friend to a new hobby or ask her to go on trips with you. If necessary, you can even pretend to have a huge problem *like a breakup of your own* so you need to have her by your side.

# Someone new

While it’s a given that your friend has poor taste in men, you, as her best friend, have a pretty good idea of what kind of guy she likes. Set her up with a guy you know she’ll like. Heck, you can even pay someone to be her date. Then, brief that guy about what your friend likes and how she wants to be treated. Engineer a dream meet-up and a dream guy. Once your friend comments that the guy looks cute, or shows the least bit of interest, you’ll come in strong. Compare the guy to her current beau and criticize the boyfriend, so she’ll start thinking about her possibilities with other men.