http://somethingfortheeyes.com/2010/05/26/twin-peaks-at-night/

Prelude to a Breakup

Breaking up should be clean. When one person is in near-total control of the situation it falls to them to make it quick. There’s no benefit to dragging out the process or slowly ramping-down the relationship over the course of a last few dreadful dates. Primarily, though, it should be obvious.