30-Day Return Policy
There’s no hard-and-fast rule regarding when to break up with someone. People make this hard decision based on a mix of gut feeling and practicality. This guy decided to lean all the way into practicality when he dumped his girlfriend right before his birthday. He knew that he wanted to end things, so he figured it was better to get it over with sooner rather than later.
His decision was motivated by the fact that he didn’t want his girlfriend to give him a birthday gift. If he received a gift, he’d feel obligated to wait 30 days before breaking up with her. Basically, when the return policy of the gift expired, so would his relationship. He didn’t want to wait that long, so he gave her the boot beforehand. Smart thinking.