A UK-based therapist says a new relationship trend called “delicate dumping” is wrong and “cruel” — and encourages those who are ending a relationship to be clear in their actions. Delicate dumping involves taking a step back from a relationship without having a breakup conversation. It’s about employing tactics such as ghosting, replying to a partner more slowly and even ignoring the other person completely, Jodie Slee, a 39-year-old therapist in West Yorkshire, England, told news agency SWNS. While delicate dumping is perhaps simpler, it’s unkind, said Slee. “If you want to dump someone, put your big-boy pants on and don’t be a coward,” she said, as the news agency noted. This breakup behavior involves “disconnecting from a relationship … behaving in such a way that your partner feels the need to leave you, not the other way around,” she said. Delicate dumping is used most by narcissists, said Slee, noting that it has a lot to do with a lack of emotional maturity.