This article was co-authored by Patti Novak Williams and by wikiHow staff writer, Hannah Madden. Patti Novak Williams is a Professional Matchmaker in Las Vegas, Nevada. With over 20 years of experience, Patti specializes in working with clients one on one to help them find love. She has helped match hundreds of couples, engagements, and marriages. Patti was the star of the critically acclaimed A&E series “Confessions of a Matchmaker.” She has been featured in the New York Times, the New York Daily News, the New York Post, and The Wall Street Journal, and has appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show, TODAY with Hoda and Kathy Lee, The Rachael Ray Show, CBS’ The Early Show, CNN, The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch, The Nate Berkus Show, and Fox’s The Morning Show With Mike & Juliet. Patti published a book in 2008 with Random House titled “Get Over Yourself!: How to Get Real, Get Serious, and Get Ready to Find True Love.”
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If you’ve been on a few dates with someone and you just aren’t feeling it, you might be wondering how you can let them know. Sending someone a breakup text is never easy, but there are a few ways you can let them down gently so you don’t hurt their feelings. Keep reading to learn how you can break up with someone over text kindly, without making them feel bad.
This article is based on an interview with our professional matchmaker & dating coach, Patti Novak Williams. Check out the full interview here.
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QuestionShould you break up over text?Patti Novak WilliamsPatti Novak Williams is a Professional Matchmaker in Las Vegas, Nevada. With over 20 years of experience, Patti specializes in working with clients one on one to help them find love. She has helped match hundreds of couples, engagements, and marriages. Patti was the star of the critically acclaimed A&E series “Confessions of a Matchmaker.” She has been featured in the New York Times, the New York Daily News, the New York Post, and The Wall Street Journal, and has appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show, TODAY with Hoda and Kathy Lee, The Rachael Ray Show, CBS’ The Early Show, CNN, The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch, The Nate Berkus Show, and Fox’s The Morning Show With Mike & Juliet. Patti published a book in 2008 with Random House titled “Get Over Yourself!: How to Get Real, Get Serious, and Get Ready to Find True Love.”
Professional Matchmaker & Dating CoachIf you’ve been on more than a couple of dates with someone, it’s polite to break up with them in person.
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- ↑ Patti Novak Williams. Professional Matchmaker & Dating Coach. Expert Interview. 12 January 2021.
- ↑ https://www.insider.com/how-to-break-up-with-someone-youre-not-dating-2019-1
- ↑ Patti Novak Williams. Professional Matchmaker & Dating Coach. Expert Interview. 12 January 2021.
- ↑ https://time.com/5406794/how-to-break-up-with-someone/
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- ↑ https://www.cosmopolitan.com/sex-love/a28638581/breakup-texts/
- ↑ https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-attraction-doctor/202012/5-ways-let-someone-down-easy
- ↑ https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/i-hear-you/201805/fourteen-ways-break-better