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The silliest breakup excuse

I was once dealt one of the most cliché breakup excuses ever: “I just want to focus on myself and my career right now”. I had dated Joe for a little over a month when he woke up one day and decided that I was a hindrance to his burgeoning accounting career. Apparently, updating financial information on a day-to-day was taxing enough without the distraction of a woman in his life.

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