9 Ways of Breaking Up that Try to Take the High Road but Make Him Think “I Wish She’d Just Said She Hated Me!”

2. A convenient comparison: “You’ve become like a family member to me.”

“So you’re saying I have no appeal as a man anymore?” said one guy. This is a way of expressing a change in your feelings from romantic love to a more platonic affection. Also be careful not to use “you’re like my big brother,” “I can’t help but think of you like a little brother,” or other similar phrases lightly.