It's been 20 years since my last breakup, i remember being pretty gracious about it.

I guess I take the high road. Getting bent out of shape and calling names is something I always thought was a bit childish. When I finally talked to the last one who broke my heart I told her I understood and I wish her all the happiness she could find, that she deserved to be happy and if she was then I would be happy for her. Inside I was crushed I wanted to scream and throw things- I didn't understand and I still don't understand and it still hurts like hell. She will never know.

Oh dear. I would say I'm always pretty mature about it. Name calling, petty retaliation, etc., is just not my style. If I feel hurt enough to want to hurt the person back, I am consistently able to be a big enough person to just walk away from the situation entirely, even if it means cutting off all contact with my ex.

I take the high road...the name-calling high road. Juuust kidding, my breakups are usually mutual.

high road is the only way its muture, andyou have to appear as the one who is stronger, even if its not true

When the marriage ended,I was all into the name calling and throwing myself into a drunken stupor for a month(and I was the one to leave) All the others,I have taken the side road,,,I would explain the reason I wanted out,and left before the name calling would happen.(Is this the high road?) I don't call them names,I don't even call them. I say good by to the memories,get the closure I require,and move on. I am not sure I ever got close enough with any of them,the marriage/break up was enough trauma for my system.

When its over its over there is little point in continuing to beat your head against a wall.

Taking the high road is hard. If its mutual, then no biggie. But if I'm the one holding flowers, standing in the rain, watching my girl walk away into the arms of someone else, who she's been CHEATING on me with, well, taking the high road is difficult. But, aside from one instance, I take the high road and I just walk away.

I haven't been through a break up, but if and when it happens I'd prefer to take the high road.

Be the "bigger person". That is what I have done and I don't regret anything i've done....she definitely most likely does...what goes around....

During my only breakup it was due to my boyfriend (at the time) cheating on me. So, unfortunately I can't say I took the high road.

I have always considered name calling to be one of the lowest things a person can stoop to. I have never had the kind of break-up you refer to, but I would not resort to name calling.

I haven't been through a breakup, but when it happens, I hope I'll take the high road. But knowing myself, I'll probably act all bitchy before finally getting over it.

Though it's always tempting to throw out a few names during a break up (especially if there's a lot of fighting during the break up), if I know it's the end I try to end it all on a high note. I like to have a little pride and take the high road. Later on down the road, you'll feel better about the whole situation.

That always has depended on the break up. If taking the high road would make her more mad then thats the way I usually go but I'm also not one to take shit without throwing it back some how. Again it depends on the break up and how being petty will effect my future with other friends etc.....

The high road. I laugh at the other person and think how pathetic they sound.

I don't know what you want to call it, but I have the tendency to just disappear. No matter who does the breaking up, I know my phone number will change and the keys will go back in the desk.

I usually do my best to be civil about it.

ive done both before when i was alot younger but the high road is my preffered path. the petty stuff can get ugly! ;)

The first time I was broken up with, I was confused. He was giving me lines like "Every time I said I loved you, I meant it." I kept our IMs and saved them in an e-mail and I would read them so many times over and over again trying to find any hidden meanings. I wrote so much poetry to help me get over him. I wrote journal entries. I cried a lot. I listened to songs that reminded me of him. The worst part is he tried to act like he was still my best friend and nothing was wrong. This was way back when I was 13. Anyway, I badly needed closure. I didn't even get closure till last year. I'm 18 now, so that says a lot. I waited 5 years to finally get it. Anyway, I didn't really start getting over him until we stopped talking for the most part, I deleted the e-mails, I stopped listening to songs that reminded me of him, I stopped reading song lyrics that reminded me of him, and I started to pay attention to real life again. He has taught me so much and I truly believe he is the one who taught me what love is. The second time I was broken up with, it came unexpectedly. I ended up being so mad at the guy, not because he broke up with me, but because after the break up, we had the biggest fight ever and I discovered that he'd faked who he was the whole time. Anyway, I pretty much had to force it out of him that he wanted to break up with me. Less than 2 weeks later, he starts dating this other girl. Anyway, I was 15 at the time. So was he. The girl was 13. We had tons and tons of drama while they were together. She thought I was a huge bitch, and I thought she was a huge slut. Now we just laugh about it. Now she's 16 going on 17 and I'm 18 going on 19 and she is one of my current boyfriend's best friends and we're pretty close. I don't consider her my 'best friend', but we are close. All that drama brought us closer together. The third time, I was the one who broke up with the guy. I felt like he didn't care about me/love me and I felt like I didn't exist to him, and I was pretty mad when I broke up with him. After, I tried to ignore him and act like nothing happened between us, but it was so hard. During our time apart, we both realized how much we really love each other ...and you see that girl in the 2nd situation who dated my 2nd boyfriend after me? Well, she is one of the very people who helped my boyfriend and me get back together. I don't always take the high road. I get caught up in my hurt and anger and I tell people off. It's not something I'm proud of. I do, however, get over it eventually. I also somehow end up making friends with my ''enemies''. Why? Who knows? I've found those friends are usually the best ones to have.

IT DEPENDS IF YOU ARE A LADY. A REAL LADY NEVER CALL PEOPLE NAMES. NORMALLY SHE HAS THE INTELLECT TO PROVE THAT THE OTHER PARTY IS IN FACT WHATEVER YOU WOULD LIKE TO CALL HIM / HER THROUGH THEIR OWN ACTIONS.

High road or just ignore and try to forget. I just called my recent ex g/f yesterday to wish her a happy b'day. Cordial conversation. Still not over her. Know I will see her since we're in the same golf league. No need to be mean. Last words I remember from my ex wife were I hate you. So, I guess it depends.

Not sure what road I took. We were in Walmart when I told him we were over. He followed me outside when I told him I was leaving and he was on his own from here. I left him stranded in the parking lot and never looked back.