But I was going to break up with you

A buddy of mine was recently dumped by a girl he was planning on breaking up with. I think this has happened to all of us at some point now. You'd think it would be great -- that it gets you off the hook without having to be the bad guy -- but it isn't. It's actually quite insulting. You sit there thinking, "you can't dump me, I dump you. That's how this works."

It's adding insult to injury. It's like getting fired from a job you feel was beneath you to begin with.