NFIB

Breaking up is Easy to Do
05/ 28/ 2004

by Shannon Scully

Happily married husband and wife team Deanna and Ren Thompson are in the business of breaking hearts -- nicely. With services that start at $15 a pop, the Thompsons will contact your no-longer-beloved and do your dirty work of calling it quits.

"We realized that there are a million sites that get people together," says Deanna, who met Ren online. "But there arenÆt any that get them apart."

Through a personal phone call and customized letter, the owners of BreakUpService.com (http://www.BreakUpService.com) will explain to your former heartthrob what went wrong in the relationship. Their service is a meant-to-be for those who fear commitment, donÆt like uncomfortable conversations or want to send a very direct message to someone who just wonÆt get the picture.

After a brief interview with the dumper, theyÆll construct a personalized letter to the person explaining why theyÆre being dumped. Before sending a letter, Deanna calls the person to break it to them gently, she says.

But is it hard to deliver bad news every day? "IÆve found that most people appreciate the honesty in the long run," says Deanna, who herself lived through many dead-end relationships in her single days. "I wish this service would have existed for all the guys I dated who didnÆt have the kahonies to say they didnÆt want to be with me anymore."

And there is one caveat: "There has to be a valid reason to end the relationship," says Deanna. "WeÆre not here to hurt people."

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