10 Essential Relationship Tips We Learned From Superheroes

4. Fake Your Death (With Help From A Shapeshifter)

If the "going into space" method of breaking up is beyond your means, there's always this other option. This one can also work if you're stuck in a tricky spot in a relationship - they've noticed that salacious company name on the credit card bill, or wonder why you're always working late when you work at Boots - or if you just want someone to appreciate you a little more. It's considerably more extreme than the space option, but just as effective! And better yet, nobody gets hurt. Not physically, anyway. Your partner may indeed suffer some mental scars from believing that you've tragically died, only for you to reappear days, weeks, even years later. But no doubt when you do choose to resurface, they'll thank their lucky stars that you're alive and not bother to question the whole charade. They're just glad you're back, if the multiple times Professor X has pulled that stunt to get his X-Men's attention are anything to go by. If you want your disappearance to be more permanent, you'll probably have to leave the country, but if you've already recruited a shapeshifter to take your place so that the death looks real (naturally, it needs to happen right in front of your partner's eyes), that shouldn't be too difficult.