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Men are often so wrapped up in their work, with their professions being such a large part of their personal identity, that when a woman wants to break up a relationship with a man, it helps if she uses the very same key words he uses on the job, words that he will understand clearly.
If He Is A...	Say To Him, "Our relationship has...
armchair athlete without a job	been shut out 45 to 0 with 18 turnovers.
astronomer	been a black hole.
banker/accountant	gone bankrupt.
bartender	been on the rocks.
boxer	been K.O.'d.
bus driver	reached the end of the line.
carpenter	had a sinking foundation.
chemist	been under a fume hood for too long.
doctor	been malpracticed.
economist	been in a ten year recession.
electrician	been short circuited.
engineer	been miscalculated.
fireman	been burned to the ground.
football player	been fumbled at the one yard line.
geologist	been taken for granite.
lawyer	been given the death penalty.
mathematician	been taken to the limit.
milkman	gone sour.
miner	gone bust.
opera star	reached its grand finale.
personnel worker	been terminated.
physicist	lacked harmonic motion.
pilot	lost power in all its engines.
policeman	copped out
politician	been impeached.
programmer	been core dumped.
race car driver	run its course.
sailor	lost at sea.
soldier	been wiped out.
teacher	flunked out.
truck driver	overturned on our highway of life.