# Why, Yes, I Think I'd Like to Flake Out Now

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**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [June 11, 2004, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-yes-i-think-id-like-to-flake-out-now/249746 "2004-06-11T00:56:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2004, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-yes-i-think-id-like-to-flake-out-now/249746/21 "2004-06-11T14:54:20Z")

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> [@cuauhtemoc](#):
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> I’ll join the chorus of people saying “Don’t respond in any way.” I’ve been where you are, and I’ve never felt better about myself than when I was able to walk away from the situation and not look back. You’ll learn that you’re stronger than you think you, and you have more willpower than you think you do. You’ll feel good about the fact that it was _you_ who made the decision to end the stupid game. _You_ are in control here, not her, unless you write her back. So don’t write her back.

Wow. What an excellent post. I think you’ve hit it on the head. When you realize that you have some control over your own love life, it suddenly improves.

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