We asked the Zikoko community to share their break up stories.

And share they did. Some of their stories were just so incredibly funny, some strange and some almost too incredible to believe.   

 1. The boy that was a distraction.

 

 

 2. She changed her Facebook status.

 

 3. He was banned from seeing her.

 

 4.  She needed to focus on God.

 


 5. He travelled for his studies.

 

 6. Bellanaija at work.

 

 7. Different religions don’t mix.

@zikokomag I am a Muslim, and you are Christian. It would not have been painful, but we had been together for? Just forget the years. — Kolawole Ogunfowokan (@kolawole_john) October 15, 2015

 

 8. He was too nice.

 

 9. She couldn’t keep up.

 

 

 10. The post-shag break up.

 

 11. He was too sacrificial.

 

 12. She was too slim.

 

 13. Body count was too much.

 

14. Her mum did the breaking up.

 

 15. Multiple heart breaks.

 

 16. He was too sick of the relationship.

 

 17. Bellanaija at work again.

 

 18. Different religions.

 

 19. Bad hair cut=break up.

 

 20. She would fit in that old tv show called ‘Cheaters Inc’.

 

 21. She liked another guys Instagram pictures. All of them.

 

 22. The fresh start.

 

 23. First come, first serve.

 

 24. He was part of her New Years resolution.

 

 25. The birthday break up.

 

 26. She was too pretty.

 

 27. She doesn’t have a BSc. degree.

 

 28. When he’s the side n**ga.

 

 29. Politely friendzoned.

 

 30. The indiscreet selfie.

 

 31. The oldest break up line in the book.

 

 32. He ‘janded’.

 

 

 33. And this guy said something a lot of Nigerian girls will agree with.

 

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