"Like snowflakes, every breakup is unique in its own (terrible) way. Did your sixth grade boyfriend really need to dump you via AIM and then put up an emo song lyric that was clearly about you? Did your long-distance girlfriend need to wait until you'd booked a trip to visit before letting you know she wasn't feeling it anymore? Curly_photo via Getty Images With uniquely bad breakups top of mind, we recently asked readers to share the most unforgettable breakup they've ever experienced."
""I was dating someone from work over the summer and I thought it was going well. She then ghosted me for two weeks. While I was out for an afternoon run, she phoned and explained how messed up she was feeling and she wanted to go back to being friends. We then met up two weeks later 'as friends,' got drunk and she asked to go back to my place. We then slept together and after she said she wanted to try again."
Personal accounts describe a wide array of memorable breakups marked by humiliation, bewilderment and abrupt endings. Examples include being dumped via a tiny Post-it stuck to a favorite mug; learning about a partner choosing a best friend during a holiday party while receiving cheap consolation gifts; prolonged ghosting interrupted by brief reconciliations and sudden revelations of new partners; and casual relationships ending when a partner turned out to be married. The stories emphasize emotional confusion, unreliable communication, and the often surreal or petty circumstances that can accompany relationship endings.
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