Sometimes I wonder, when a couple is in a relationship, and one of them (assuming) gets bored, or perhaps no longer feels as strongly in love anymore, is it so difficult to just tell the partner that this relationship is no longer working out? Or do the bored-and-no-longer-in-love partner feels... somehow noble, by pushing the other partner to be the one to raise up the issue of a breakup? And by pushing I mean, doing all sorts of inconsiderate things, like ignoring the partner, no longer care about the partner's life, etc etc.

Honestly, as difficult as it is to tell your previously loved one, "Hey, I don't think this is working out", it is better than to leave him/her in the dark, wondering and hurting why you no longer call or care. Because seriously, just because you push him/her to be the one to raise up the breakup, it doesn't mean that he/she will hurt any less.