If a man lost interest in a woman and stopped seeing her, you’d say he ________.
This question was markedly rephrased from the 1965–70 question.
| DUMPED HER | 19 |
| DITCHED HER | 9 |
| GAVE HER THE BRUSH-OFF | 4 |
| JILTED HER | 3 |
| BROKE UP WITH HER | 2 |
| DROPPED HER | 2 |
| DUMPED | 1 |
| HAS MOVED ON | 1 |
| IS NO LONGER IN A RELATIONSHIP WITH HER | 1 |
| JILTED | 1 |
| LEFT HER | 1 |
| THREW HER OVER | 1 |
| WAS COOLING HIS HEELS | 1 |
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