breakups

When it comes to breakups, pain is inevitable, but Humans thinks that suffering is optional.

The Breakup
So, I dated this girl for almost four months, and it was a relationship that happened because we were already good friends from high school and the connection was already established.
By Reiss Alonso8 years ago in Humans
A Favorite Sweater
I found my favorite and most treasured sweater in a flea market in Florence. It began as the typical hunt for the "perfect" article of clothing—the fit, the look, material: everything. It was hanging up in one of the nicer stands, alone and high enough for me to see it from afar. Rushing over there, I asked the man to get it down for me. In the attempts to look casual and indifferent I asked the price. 30 euro. Scoffing with an eye-roll, I made a feeble effort to barter it down; all the while in my head I knew full well I would pay whatever price for this long-sought sweater. I'm going to make the safe assumption that the vendor saw straight through my pretend indifference. Needless to say, I paid the 30 euros and have never once regretted it.
By Raven Bianco8 years ago in Humans
It Will Be Effortless and Beautiful
Once upon a time, more like five months to be exact, I fell for an undercover fuck boy. What’s an undercover fuck boy, you may ask? Well, according to Urban Dictionary, it’s a guy who is a piece of shit but puts on an act of being a decent person to get into your pants. It’s a pretty accurate definition, and I honestly couldn’t have said it any better myself. So mad props to Urban Dictionary.
By Maryanne Jackson8 years ago in Humans
Another Stupid Boy
How is it possible that one stupid boy could ruin the fraction of self-esteem a teenage girl holds? What are the chances that someone could go from the happiest they have ever been to completely heartbroken? All because of a stupid boy.
By katie s8 years ago in Humans
How to Handle the Most Dangerous Emotional Drug Known to Mankind
Have you ever found yourself becoming addicted to love? Or feeling lost in love? Does it feel like you've come to the point where you literally feel like you are drowning?
By Silena Le Beau8 years ago in Humans
Leave Me Alone!
When I first met you, I thought you were the best thing to ever happen to me, but I realised I shouldn't have put so much trust into you. The first five months of our relationship were amazing, and you made me feel so special. I just don't get what changed. I don’t get why you changed.
By Crazy Unicorn8 years ago in Humans
Breakups, Breakdowns, and Breakouts
By the end of her freshman year of college, every girl is pretty much an expert on breakups, breakdowns, and breakouts. Sometimes a person breaks up with you, sometimes you break up with them. Sometimes you suffer from mental exhaustion after studying until 6 am and end up crying in front of the entire student body in the university library. Sometimes you have had clear skin for weeks and weeks, until you wake up the day of your spring formal and suddenly your face could be mistaken for a pepperoni pizza. And sometimes you bounce back from these things immediately, but sometimes you find yourself wondering what you could have done to prevent that breakup, breakdown, or breakout.
By Ann Marie8 years ago in Humans
He Paid Her to Break Up with Him
“Let’s break up, I’ll pay you 50 grand." This was what he said to her one day out of the blue, after two months of fighting.
By Judy Mae8 years ago in Humans
To the Person Who Broke My Heart
A year ago I did the bravest thing I could have done for myself in a long time. I opened my heart up to you. I allowed myself to feel again...to laugh, to smile, to trust, to grow, to fight for a relationship I wanted. Telling myself that it was okay to fall in love and be happy was a struggle. Something told me you were worth it.
By Lexxi8 years ago in Humans
A Talk About Broken Promises
Most if not all of you have been through breakups. Anyone who has been through a breakup knows they hurt like hell, especially if you were the one who was being broken up with. However, I have found that, in my experience, the thing that hurts more (especially in the case of serious relationships/ long-term relationships) is the broken promises that come with the breakup. He swore he was never going to leave? He turned around and left you. She said she would never love anyone but you? Look at her, loving someone else!
By Jody-Lynne Belbin8 years ago in Humans
Breathe
“You know they don’t like you,” she whispered to me. I shrugged, “I don’t care.” “You should. You’ll make us look worse.”
By Heather Marie8 years ago in Humans
10 Life Lessons I Learned From Brutal Breakups
Breakups suck, and to a point, they seem almost inevitable in the modern dating scene. Our society has been seeing spikes in divorce rates, and in many cases, it seems like people tend to compete for the award of having the most brutal breakups in history.
By Lacey Sharman8 years ago in Humans