Let’s face it — breakups are inherently awkward. If you’re not a big fan of death glares and uncomfortable silences, you’re better off just staying put in that relationship of yours.
But breakups can also be really, really funny, as Jimmy Fallon reminded us Thursday. The “Tonight Show” host asked his 11.9 million Twitter followers to weigh in with their most #awkwardbreakup and naturally — since he’s Jimmy Fallon — the hashtag started to trend like crazy.
Always the good sport, Fallon started things off by divulging his most awkward breakup:
Girl broke up with me, walked out and then came back five minutes later because she forgot her keys. #awkwardbreakup
— jimmy fallon (@jimmyfallon) March 5, 2014
Pretty painful, but the tweets that followed were just as funny. Some of our favorites?
The breakup that was just unacceptable:
When I said it was over, he teared up for a moment then said, “Breakup not accepted.” It got weird. #awkwardbreakup
— Erin Mollerup (@emollerup) March 5, 2014
The breakup that came with a consolation prize:
A basketball player broke up with my friend and gave her $300 and a bobblehead of himself as an apology #awkwardbreakup
— Nicole Lennon (@nicolenn0n) March 5, 2014
The breakup that coincided with an unfortunate tattoo unveiling:
@jimmyfallon the day I broke up with someone, he revealed that he had tattoed my initials on his ankle. #awkwardbreakup
— Alaina (@livinaslaina) March 5, 2014
The breakup followed by this text:
Text message break up with a girl, then accidentally text her saying “IIIMMM FFFFRRREEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!” #awkwardbreakup
— Justin Pellegrino (@justgrino) March 5, 2014
Check out the slideshow at HuffPost for more of our favorites, then head to the comments and share with us the breakup from your past that still gives you nightmares.
