The document outlines 7 strategies for ending relationships: 1) Fait accompli which ends it without discussion, 2) State of the relationship talk which discusses problems leading to the end, 3) Fading away which involves an implicit understanding it's over with little talk, 4) Attributional conflict which argues over why it should end, 5) Negotiated farewell which civilly discusses parting ways, 6) Withdrawal which reduces contact and intimacy, and 7) Pseudo-de-escalation or Cost escalation which manipulate the other person into ending it.

2. Just as "Old soldiers never
die; they just fade
away." This truism can be
rewritten as: "Old business
relationships never end;
they just fizzle to a close."

3. 1) Fait accompli :
 Explicitly stating that the relationship is over without
allowing your partner to talk about your decision.
 You say it's over and that there isn't any room for
discussion or compromise.
 People who use this strategy don't usually give any
reason or justification for the break-up; they just end
it.

4. 2) State of the relationship talk:
 Explicitlystating that you are dissatisfied with the
relationship and want it to end.
 This usually occurs during a mutual discussion about
the relationship's problems and why it has to end.

5. 3) Fading away:
 An implicit understanding of the relationship's
end.
 Here, one or both partners may just fade away
with little talk about how, when, or why the
relationship is over.

6. 4) Attributional conflict:
 Engaging in conflict about why the end of the
relationship is inevitable.
 This is where you argue over whether the
relationship should end or continue, but
about why the relationship is not working
out.
 Subsequently, this conflict usually causes the
relationship to be over.

7. 5) Negotiated farewell:
 Explicitly discussing the end of a relationship
in a civil manner without conflict, malice, or
resistance.
 Here, partners generally agree that the
relationship shouldn't continue and that they
should part ways.

8.  Withdrawal: Reducing frequency of contact and intimacy
through the use of various avoidance behaviors.
Essentially, this is where you start to avoid the other
person.
 Pseudo-de-escalation:Telling your partner that you'd like
a different kind of relationship when you actually want to
end the relationship. This strategy is called 'pseudo'
because people who use it usually don't want to just
reduce closeness or de-escalate. Instead, they usually want
to end the relationship.
 Cost escalation: Increasing the costs in a relationship.
This is where you become increasingly
rude, abusive, inconsiderate, or combative so that your
partner won't want to be in the relationship anymore. You
basically force the other person to break up with you.