The document provides advice on how to break up with someone and the adjustment stages of a breakup. It recommends breaking up in person, doing so soon rather than dragging it out, not criticizing the other person, staying friendly, and not talking behind their back. The five stages of adjusting to a breakup are listed as denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. When someone breaks up with you, the advice is to accept the reality, feel your emotions, take care of unfinished business, let the person go, and find new things to take the place of what was lost.

1. UNIT 4: RELATIONSHIPS
PART 4: BREAKING UP
© Jenison International Academy
Melissa Rodgers

2. HOW TO BREAK UP:
 1. Break up in person
 2. Break up soon rather than later (do not
drag it out)
 3. Do not criticize
 4. Stay friendly
 5. Do not talk behind his / her back
 6. Express honest appreciation

3. ADJUSTMENT STAGES
How can you remember the Adjustment Stages
of break up:
D
A
B
D
A

4. ADJUSTMENT STAGES
Denial
Anger
Bargaining
Depression
Acceptance

5. WHEN SOMEONE BREAKS
UP WITH YOU:
1. Accept reality of the loss
2. Let yourself feel all the emotions
involved
3. Take care of unfinished business
4. Let the person go
5. Find good things to take place of
what is gone