How Can Someone Stop Loving You Overnight?
How Can Someone Stop Loving You Overnight? – A Young Gay Love Breakup Story This Breakup Bounce Back story is based on a real reader email sent to So You’ve Been Dumped. Names and identifying details have been changed, but the emotional truth remains the same....
From Shock to No Contact: Brian’s Breakup and Recovery Story
From the Archive: Brian’s Story of Heartbreak and Healing, 2006 In 2006, I sat down with Brian, who worked in publishing in the Midwest, to talk about going through a breakup. As So You’ve Been Dumped turns 26, I’m revisiting some of these old conversations and...
SYBD Breakup Short Stories #4: Ally’s “No Good for You” Exit
SYBD Breakup Short Stories: Ally’s “No Good for You” Exit Heartbreak doesn’t care how old you are or how long it lasted. When someone leads you on and lets you down, it stings, especially when you thought it might actually go somewhere. Some of my shortest...
SYBD Breakup Short Stories #3: How Red Can the Flags Get?
SYBD Breakup Short Stories #3: How Red Can the Flags Get? They were on and off for over a decade. Round one ended. Round two fizzled. By round three, Lady Red Flag saw the writing on the wall – or rather, the red flags flapping in the emotional wind. In a final...
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