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'Dumped over petty things' trends as SA shares craziest breakup secrets

Tuesday, November 17, 2020 at 11:57 AM by Marilynn Manuel

- #DumpedOverPettyThings recently started trending on Twitter with thousands using the hashtag

- Many locals explained the petty reasons they either got dumped or dumped someone on the blogging app

- While many of the reasons was pretty sad, others were very petty and even hilarious

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Break-ups are heartbreaking and not always easy to talk about. South African Twitter users however seemed to have no difficulties spilling the tea after the hashtag #DumpedOverPettyThings started trending on Twitter.

Staying true to the theme, locals flooded the timeline with the pettiest reasons why they either dumped or got dumped by someone. While many of the Twitter posts were actually quite sad, a lot of them had tweeps laughing out loud.

Wearing cheap make-up, refusing to give loans, buying the wrong fruit and having bad breath were only a few of the reasons a few relationships were kicked to the curb. Read a few of the entertaining tweets below.

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@Kwanele_Yokwe said:

"I'm not sure if this is petty, but I once dumped someone who used to put on make-up that was not matching her skin colour. #DumpedOverPettyThings"

@Luxxbabe said:

"I once got dumped because I refused to do his dishes. #DumpedOverPettyThings"

@t_makhumalo said:

"He drank my coffee while on our way to drop me off for my 4am shift. By the time we got to work it was finished. That was the end for me. #DumpedOverPettyThings"

@came_chris said:

"I was dumped because I was a good guy. I didn't ask her questions when she was answering suspicious calls. She said I don't care about her, I let her do whatever she likes. She was right though I didn't see a future in her and I didn't want her to change for me. #DumpedOverPettyThings"

Mzansi was left laughing by breakup stories online — Locals couldn't deal with the petty break-up reasons. Source: Getty Images
Source: Getty Images

In more light-hearted Briefly.co.za news, a young lady has shown the world that surprise is one of the things that spice up relationships as it gives the recipient the feeling of being loved and appreciated. A Twitter user with the handle @TheJamelShow was recently surprised by his lover who gave him 30 gifts for his 30th birthday, which is a month away.