"We had been together for three years, and as far as I could tell, everything was going well. It felt like we were on stable ground. Maybe we'd even get married someday. But everything came to a head in the spring of 2022, when I went to visit my dad in Washington for a month."
"When I arrived home, he sat me down at our table. All of his possessions were packed up. He told me that he was leaving, because he "couldn't do this" anymore. I was unable to make heads or tails of anything he was saying. It was a complete shock to me. The whole breakup only lasted a minute, and he wasn't forthright about his emotions at all."
The narrator and her ex-boyfriend shared a passion for cult documentaries and neo-religious movements, even collaborating on music during the pandemic, including a song about Aum Shinrikyo's leader. During spring 2022, while visiting her father in Washington, the boyfriend grew closer to a coworker who was also a musician. Upon returning home after an all-night drive to attend a wedding, the narrator found her boyfriend had packed all his belongings. He abruptly ended their three-year relationship, stating he couldn't continue, without providing clear emotional explanation or discussion. The breakup lasted only a minute, leaving the narrator shocked and confused about what had transpired.
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