26 Things I’ve Learned From 26 Years of Breakups
26 Things I’ve Learned From 26 Years of Breakups Lessons from So You’ve Been Dumped about love, loss, rejection, recovery and moving on. On July 4, 2000, I launched a website called So You’ve Been Dumped, after being dumped three times! At the time, I had absolutely...
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...
Success Stories – From Rock Bottom to Rave Nights – Vic’s Post Breakup Story
Vic’s Post-Breakup Glow-Up: From Rock Bottom to Rave Nights Back in 2003, Vic was your average thirty-something Englishman dealing with a not-so-average rebound breakup. The relationship lasted just a few months, but the emotional aftermath hit like a freight train....
So You’ve Been Stalked
So You’ve Been Stalked: Breaking the Silence on Modern Cyberstalking Have you ever blocked someone online, only to have them pop back up like a particularly unwelcome game of digital Whac-A-Mole? New email address. New social media account. New fake name. Same old...
“Am I Too Much?” and Other Crap Questions We Ask Ourselves
“Am I Too Much?” and Other Crap Questions We Ask Ourselves (After a Breakup) When we’re dumped, ghosted, or blindsided by a breakup or a bad coffee date, our brains tend to spiral. We obsess, overthink, and ask the worst possible questions. The kind that...
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...
No Good Ever Comes Cyber Snooping on an Ex
No Good Ever Comes Cyber Snooping on an Ex Today I want to talk about cyber-snooping exes, which, to my mind, is less serious than cyber stalking…and something that’s far too easy and common these days. But before speaking about the present, let’s...
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