Get a friend to visit & write your boyfriend a one-page letter. Explain the issues & wanting to break up. If you want to stay lovers, negotiate an open relationship. If you want to stay lovers, negotiate an open relationship. If you want to stay friends, make it real by planning a fun activity together. Don’t offer friendship if you’re not feeling it. And don’t be ”guilted” into staying. You’re going to lose your best friend if he start dating someone else. Act now!