Reasons Women Gave for Breaking Up

26 percent Too many arguments and conflicts

18 percent No chemistry

14 percent Found a better guy

11 percent He cheated

11 percent He wouldn't commit

9 percent He wasn't husband material

8 percent I wouldn't commit

3 percent Lousy sex

How long are you typically thinking about dumping a man before you actually do it?

Days 23%

Weeks 54%

Months 23%

Last time you dumped a man, how did you tell him it was over?

Telephone 22%

Face-to-face in private 55%

Face-to-face in public 6%

E-mail or letter 5%

Just stopped taking his calls 11%

How long did it take for him to realize it was really over?

Immediately 25%

Several days 25%

Several weeks 24%

Several months 18%

Someone still calls and hangs up, and it's been 2 years now 6%

Who has influence on whether you'll dump a guy?

Girlfriends 25%

Guy friend 4%

Family 16%

No one 55%

When you break up with some-one, the reasons you give are . . .

True and complete 29%

Truthful, but not the whole story 50%

Vague half-truths so he doesn't feel too bad 18%

Lies 2%

When you say, "I hope we can still be friends," do you mean it?

Yes 64%

No 36%

Are you actually still friends with a guy you dumped?

Yes 60%

No 40%

What are the chances you'll hook up casually in the future with a man you dumped?

Very good 14%

He might get lucky if I'm drunk or lonely 48%

No chance 38%

Source: Web survey of more than 5,000 women by MensHealth.com and Glamour magazine