5 Most Hilarious Breakup Lines We’ve Ever Heard

The pick-up line is a fading art form these days. With the introduction of online dating and the pivot towards more virtual lifestyles, anybody born after 1990 has probably never had to use verbal charm to woo a potential date.

However, online threads show that wordsmithery is still very much alive. One recent discussion is asking for the inverse formula. The question: If people used break-up lines instead of pick-up lines, what would they be? 

 Hilarious Breakup Lines We’ve Ever Heard

Someone hurt this fellow in the past. One can sense the antipathy in the frames of reference: “They say one man’s trash is another man’s treasure,” shares our first subject.

Scraping the Barrel

To the Moon, Alice! “My first girlfriend turned into the moon” is how one gentleman tees up his break-up line. “Wish I could send you to meet her.” I am not so sure this guy even gets The Honeymooners’ reference.

Technically, this burn is scientifically incorrect: “Hey, are you an anchor?” writes the next joker. “Because you’ve done nothing but weigh me down.” We all know an anchor doesn’t weigh things down: it keeps them from going anywhere. I guess there isn’t much difference!

Boating References for the Win

Man of Steel (Words) Allusion and metaphor are effective literary tools, so when one young man combines them, you know he is onto something. “Girl, you must be my kryptonite because I can’t stand being around you,” writes our latest ex-boyfriend.

The Phone Signal Metaphor These break-up lines are rife with metaphors, the latest of which is hilarious. “Hey baby, are you in a tunnel?” comments another wordsmith. “Because we’re breaking up.”

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