Behold, The 12 Laziest Breakups Of All Time

Behold, The 12 Laziest Breakups Of All Time
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If the internet has taught us anything, it's that people will do almost anything to avoid an awkward face-to-face breakup.

Below, 12 of the laziest breakups we've ever had the displeasure to see. Read 'em and weep.

The status change breakup:


Facebook: Making breakups too easy since 2004.

The "Batman"-plagiarized text:

Alfred would be so ashamed.

The Post-it note breakup:

Ripping breakup lines from "Sex and the City" isn't any better than that "Batman"-inspired business above.

The drive-by-drop-off breakup:


We've never wanted to mutter "kids these days" under our breath more than we do right now.

The roadside breakup:


We hesitate to call this a lazy breakup; the guy did have to walk a few steps to post each sign.

The wham-bam-thank-you-m'am breakup:


One thing is for sure: He or she is not getting a call back.

The bar sign breakup:

Drive by for the divorce, stop in for the conciliatory beer -- or eight.

The #TransformationTuesday breakup:

Apparently, this Instagram post was a joke. But you know some 13-year-old punk is going to do this for real one day, thereby bringing shame to his whole family.

The free-pizza-with-breakup breakup:

Lazy, but also pretty darn thoughtful.

The free-cake-with-breakup breakup:

Now you're just making it hard for us to judge you, lazy dumpers.

The gamer breakup:


Ooh, hittin' him where it hurts.

The get-the-hint-already breakup:

Breakup texts are inherently lazy. Breakup texts that force your S.O. to solve a puzzle are lazy and cruel.

Just to recap:

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Embarrassing Parents On Facebook
Your parents (and your parents' parents) are now on Facebook -- and they're on to you.(01 of17)
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From now on, your mom always gets the last laugh.(02 of17)
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You can't post cryptic messages or song lyrics without being called out.(03 of17)
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Your friend's dirty joke? Now it's your mom's dirty joke.(04 of17)
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Your dad thinks he's hilarious (and he really is).(05 of17)
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Your mom makes fun of you too (although unintentionally).(06 of17)
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Your not-so-subtle flirting attempts attract the one person you don't want to see them.(07 of17)
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...And your negative statuses just upset grandma.(08 of17)
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Your dad's status updates require serious assistance. (09 of17)
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On the other hand, your mom has learned how to scan photos, upload them and tag you in them... (10 of17)
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...But she hasn't quite mastered the abbreviated lingo.(11 of17)
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Your dad feels comfortable displaying his love of puns AND your family's personal business on your wall.(12 of17)
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You can't get away with ridiculous user names anymore.(13 of17)
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Soon enough you'll realize you aren't the favorite child.(14 of17)
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... And that Grandpa's a perv.(15 of17)
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...And that your dad can entertain your friends better than you can.(16 of17)
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Let's just hope mom doesn't join Instagram anytime soon.(17 of17)
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