Say No to Being Second Choice
After my girlfriend returns from a month-long business trip with her first love, she notices that I've changed.
She sides with him to take over my project, but I don't quit in anger. Instead, I throw myself into helping him, even drafting proposals for him.
She destroys the design I worked so hard on to help him snag the year-end bonus, yet I don't try to defend myself. I take all the blame and let her punish me however she likes.
Even when she goes as far as to promote him to general manager against the rules, I don't get upset. I hand over all my shares, letting her distribute them as she wishes.
My girlfriend wonders why I've suddenly become so submissive, while her first love just grins smugly.
"See? I told you—giving him the cold shoulder works. Once he's afraid of losing you, he'll fall in line," he says.
It clicks for my girlfriend. She smiles, tells me I've been good, and offers me a promotion.
Then, she unexpectedly asks me to propose. But she doesn't seem to realize that while we weren't speaking, she has already signed my resignation papers.
And I've already broken up with her.
From this moment on, I sever all ties with her, and we no longer have anything to do with each other.