when he was at BYU. He had been dating a girl for a many months and she was really into him. Christmas break was coming up at the end of the semester and she was going home for several weeks. He had been realizing that she wasn't the girl for him but he thought she was great, she was still in love with him and he wanted to let her down easy. He is a gentleman so what does he do...

Treats her like a queen for the day before she goes home. Tells her to block out the day and then he surprises her by making her breakfast and then they go on a morning hike together. They get back and he has a treat for her while he fixes a bunch of little things he knows have been bugging her in her apartment. He takes her out to lunch and a movie. Leaves some flowers and heartfelt letter in the afternoon before coming back to do some great activity and then he treats her to a fancy dinner and some performance show. She has had the greatest day of her life and at her doorstep that night he is telling her how wonderful she is and all the little things he appreciates about her before telling her that he just doesn't think it will work out because the feeling is just not there.

She is devastated beyond belief. She thought he was proposing. He just thought it would be the classy way to end the relationship on a positive note.