dumpee
dumpee
(dʌmˈpiː)n
a person who is rejected
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How about this quote from dumper Etihad's CEO James Hogan about dumpee Qantas: "We are actually quadrupling results we had with Qantas." And what about their current relationship with Virgin Australia?
Reeling from the shock realisation that a middle-aged journalist in Dubai might not be her dream man, I asked her whether she is usually the dumper or the dumpee?
The second series of Moving Wallpaper (ITV1) was a joy, as were Channel 4 offerings Plus One, featuring Daniel Mays as a hapless dumpee, and Free Agents, which starred Sharon Horgan and Stephen Mangan as on-off lovers.
And unlike a romantic relationship, there is no standard code of ethics that obliges the dumper to be kind or even civil to the dumpee, to offer polite parting words, an apology, or an explanation.
Or, if you are the dumpee, do you change your status from "John Smith is contemplating his navel" to "John Smith is quite heartbroken actually and thinks Jane Bloggs is a (word that can't be printed in a family newspaper)"?
In fact, she has been dumped or been a dumpee so often that she has now written a book for others going through the same pain.
Martha Swan, the dumpee, must take up the matter with him, not Piper.
There are some hints I can pass on: Stop feeling like a dumpee. Tell yourself you are simply one half of an accident brought about by another's inability to grasp at the real experience of love.
Love Island dumpee Darylle Sargeant has taken aim at certain remaining villa-mates, questioning how genuine some of their relationships actually are.
I've been hurt loads in the past (I've always been the dumpee!), but it's never stopped me going into a new relationship positively.
I've been hurt loads in the past (I've always been the dumpee!) but it's never stopped me going into a new relationship positively.
His cousin was quoted saying "He's not a dumper, he's a dumpee....He's got the biggest heart so the guy wouldn't have the guts to dump a girl, he's too nice.
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