How do you break up with your boyfriend but tell him you want to be friends and nothing more?

I'd say, skywriting...ye that always worksHow do you break up with your boyfriend but tell him you want to be friends and nothing more?
it depends on how far your relationship went, personnaly, i cant be friends with any of my exes, ive tried, but we always just end up hooking up for a while then fighting and after that i usually dont talk to them for about a yearHow do you break up with your boyfriend but tell him you want to be friends and nothing more?
forget the ';let's be friends'; line. Just break up and move on. Seriously.
I think you're doing a pretty good job right there. If you don't have feelings for him, or if it's just not working out for whatever reason, the only way to handle it is to say so respectfully and immediately. You owe him grace and respect - but you don't owe it to him to be his one true love. Just talk to him (in person) and say that he's really important to you, you respect him, but you don't feel that you have a future together. Don't expect him to want to be friends though, at least not for a long time. People usually need time and space to heal. After that, keep quiet about it (no need to hurt or embarrass him by discussing it with everyone) - and speak highly of him whenever it comes up - it just didn't work out, and that's all anyone needs to hear.
yeah, the whole friends thing never works out. But in your case, it could so try it. Tell him you see him as more of a friend than a boyfriend and you think it would be best to just be friends. Let him down gently, and as hard as it may get don't back out of it at the last second.

I wish you all the very best.

xo
if your thinking about it then if there not a really good reason i mean a really good reason then don't do it because if u sit down and talk and straighten everything out it will be better and if u tell him ';hun i want to talk about us'; that's a big no no just gradually talk to him about it'; if you dont and you dumb him and you need to tell him he will go crazy over what he did and i will annoy the hell of of him so be nice and talk



hope all goes well
ok well ive been in this situation...and im in one now actually if anyone wants to help??

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and just do it quick and fast. i feel that my bf and i are just not right together, i feel that its friends with benefits. so i have to do the same thing, but idk if he will ever like me again as a friend. we've been friends for 2 years almost and its to the point where its just awkward.

--im friends with two of my ex's. actually i just hung out with one last night (who has a girlfriend) give them time, and if you REALLY wanna be friends then just show them that you wanna put the effort in. thats my advice. good luck :)