When did breaking up with someone get so damn complicated? Dear John and Dear Jane letters were once the norm. They have been said to have originated during World War II and came about not just as a result of the time and distance between the unhappy couples but also because of the inability of the author to garner the courage to do it face-to-face. The servicemen who received such a letter were said to have coined the phrase. As a matter of fact “that’s all she wrote”, is believed to also have originated from the Dear John letter.
On Sex and the City Carrie and Jack Berger’s relationship ended with a post-it. “I’m sorry. I can’t. Don’t hate me.” Lorena Bobbitt of course took the break-up to a whole other level when she performed the ultimate botched sex change on her then husband John and then tossed the evidence out the car window. I’m not even sure if they are biodegradable. She should have been fined for littering.
Today the most extreme break-ups involve either a missing persons or coroner’s report. Whatever happened to going out for cigarettes and not coming home? It was clean and simple and nobody died or got castrated.
A Canadian couple vacationing in Jamaica over Christmas are now in the news. The woman was found in her vehicle with her throat slashed. Her husband’s alibi was he stepped out of the vehicle to take some photos. He is in custody and is charged with attempted murder. She survived and is recovering and her location is being kept secret so she can testify in court to exactly what transpired.
Is committing a felony the only way out? We have the technology people. Text, twitter or send a freaking e-mail.
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