History Main / BreakUpDemand

* Liam on ''Series/TheBoldAndTheBeautiful'' takes this a step even further when speaking with his Ex-Wife that not only she leave her husband Wyatt, who just happens to be Liam's brother, but that the pregnant Hope also abort her husband's child, so they can be together.

* In the ''Series/{{CSINY}}'' episode, ''Blood, Sweat and Tears,'' the couple are from two rival circus families, and they make a suicide pact after their families tell them to break up. But then only the guy went through with it and later the body was dumped.

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* Tohma orders Shuichi to break up with his partner, Yuki, in ''Manga/{{Gravitation}}'', on the grounds that Shuichi is bad for Yuki's health. Needless to say, Tohma is not a doctor and is possibly more to blame for Yuki's "fragility" than Shuichi is.
* Wolfram's uncle tries to pressure him into dumping accidental-fiance Yuri in ''LightNovel/KyoKaraMaoh'', in order to secure the throne for Wolfram. Wolfram, however, schemes to ensure the best outcome for ''Yuri''...

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* ''Manga/PeachGirl'': Happens a few times with Sae in regards to Toji and Momo in a relationship, because she wants to one-up Momo.
** Kairis trio of Fan Girls absolutely hate Momo for winning Kairis affections. They make a habit out of harassing/threatening her, once deliberately made sure she got separated from Kairi and was stranded during a class trip, push her into the path of a campfire when she was holding cooking oil, and, at one point, held her down, and told her that she has to sign a contract swearing that she will stay away from Kairi or they will burn all her hair off (while holding a lighter to her hair), and try to beat her up later on when she states that their selfish and cruel actions won't make Kairi fall in love with them, and when she tells them that her love for Kairi is genuine. In addition, they take the threat even further by threatening to burn her face to the point Kairi will think her ugly and leave her as well as telling her they will set her whole body on fire.
* Tohma orders Shuichi to break up with his partner, Yuki, in ''Manga/{{Gravitation}}'', on the grounds that Shuichi is bad for Yuki's health. Needless to say, Tohma is not a doctor and is possibly more to blame for Yuki's "fragility" than Shuichi is.

* An overtly violent demand is made in the manga ''Manga/Mars1996'' - Hitomi is ready to crush Kira's fingers if she doesn't break up with Rei.
* A favourite tactic of Akito in ''Manga/FruitsBasket'', who hates anyone getting too close to the Zodiac Sohmas. Be warned if you associate with any member of the Zodiac: if Akito can't browbeat the Sohma into breaking off the relationship, that's not a problem -- the God of the Zodiac will simply scream at and abuse ''you'' instead. And make you think that ''you'' are entirely to blame for all the misery that ensues. Just ask Kana.

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* In the backstory of John Sayles's ''Film/LoneStar1996'', the hero and his childhood sweetheart were forced to break up by the hero's father, a [[DirtyCop corrupt sheriff]]. They chalk it up to racism -- she's Hispanic and he's white. [[spoiler: Actually, as they later discover, the breakup was forced because [[SurpriseIncest she's his half-sister]] through an extramarital affair.]]

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* ''Literature/{{The Sharing Knife}}: Legacy'' - Dag's mother and brother demand his marriage to Fawn be invalidated. Dag's brother Dar mainly wants the arguing to stop, Dag's mother has more complicated reasons.

* In ''Literature/PrideAndPrejudice'', Bingley wants to marry Jane, but both his sisters and his best friend, Darcy, don't approve of her family. Darcy convinces Bingley to not see Jane again, and then brags about it to his cousin, who accidentally lets the cat out of the bag to Jane's sister Lizzy, who Darcy is in love with, and she's subsequently furious with him. [[spoiler: He eventually realizes the error of his ways and he and Bingley both end up with the ladies of their choice.]]

* There's an episode of ''Series/{{Sex And The City}}'' where Samantha is going out with a man whose sister tells her that she's not comfortable with her brother seeing a white woman. Eventually Samantha breaks up with him for not standing up to his sister.
* In Season Three of ''Series/{{Buffy The Vampire Slayer}}'', Buffy's mother, Joyce, demands that Angel stop seeing Buffy because of his curse and the likely outcome of their MayflyDecemberRomance. By the end of the season, Angel has come to agree with Joyce...just in time to go off to his own [[Series/{{Angel}} self-titled]] SpinOff.

* In the ''Series/{{CSINY}}'' episode, ''Blood, Sweat and Tears,'' the couple are from two rival circus families, and they make a suicide pact after their families tell them to break up. But then only the guy went through with it and later the body was dumped.
* This is normal in ''Literature/PubertyBlues''. A girl just goes up to a guy and says "You're dropped!"
* Liam on ''Series/TheBoldAndTheBeautiful'' takes this a step even further when speaking with his Ex-Wife that not only she leave her husband Wyatt, who just happens to be Liam's brother, but that the pregnant Hope also abort her husband's child, so they can be together.
* Played with in ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'': when Sheldon and Amy decide to part ways, Sheldon's mom shows up and tells them that she's in complete agreement with the breakup because they really don't belong together. This prompts them to reconsider, [[ReversePsychology exactly as she intended]].

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* Music/ArianaGrande's [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin "Break Up With Your Girlfriend"]], obviously, but with the TwistEnding, [[spoiler:in that she's demanding the guy breaks up with his girlfriend, so she can be with her.]]

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* In the tenth season of ''Series/{{Friends}}'', Ross is asked to break up with Charlie by Charlie's old boyfriend in return for a very important research grant. In the end, Charlie leaves Ross to go back to her ex (because extortion is so romantic), and we never learn if he got the grant.

* In the tenth season of ''Series/{{Friends}}'', Ross is asked to break up with Charlie by Charlie's old boyfriend in return for a very important research grant. In the end, Ross loses Charlie (because extortion is so romantic), and we never learn if he got the grant.

* In the backstory of John Sayles's ''Film/LoneStar1996'', the hero and his childhood sweetheart were forced to break up by the hero's father, a [[DirtyCop corrupt sheriff]]. They chalk it up to racism -- she's Hispanic and he's white. [[spoiler: Actually, as they later discover, the breakup was forced because she's his half-sister through an extramarital affair.]]

* In the backstory of John Sayles's ''Film/LoneStar'', the hero and his childhood sweetheart were forced to break up by the hero's father, a [[DirtyCop corrupt sheriff]]. They chalk it up to racism -- she's Hispanic and he's white. [[spoiler: Actually, as they later discover, the breakup was forced because she's his half-sister through an extramarital affair.]]

KnightTemplar characters are extremely prone to making a Break Up Demand, as is the OverprotectiveDad. If the partner proves resistant to the demand, blackmail or a verbal/physical attack with a degree of WhyDidYouMakeMeHitYou may be used by the person interfering.