Breakups - xoJane

An Easy Guide to Casual Sex That Everyone Feels Good About In the Morning

Marianne — Fri, 17 May 2013 13:00:00 -0400

By "casually dated," I mostly mean "made out with strangers and had sex with some of them."

I Started A Revenge Blog To Get Back At A Guy And I Still Regret It

Olga — Thu, 09 May 2013 11:00:00 -0400

One night, as we were “text-fighting,” he texted me with “Lose 10lbs and then talk shit on me.” So I publicly shamed him.

Listening to Music and Crying In Public: On Mika and the End of a Major Relationship

Alex Goldschmidt — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:30:00 -0400

Truly beautiful, organic songs about love can go from being optimistic and positive when we’re in love to crushing and painful when we’re hurt.

How To Survive The Breakup Of A Longterm Relationship You Thought Would Last Forever

Mandy — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 10:00:00 -0400

I got a phone call from a college friend telling me it was over. Here's what I told her that I wish I knew when my own decade-long relationship ended.

My Boyfriend Just Dumped Me Via G-Chat But That's Not the Worst Part

Bridget — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 17:00:00 -0400

In terms of emotional damage, it occurred to me that I was feeling a greater sense of loss over the stolen pizza than my recently failed relationship.

It Happened To Me Contest Entry: I Called Off My Wedding

IHTM CONTESTANT — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 13:30:00 -0500

I was over the wedding before I was over getting married, although that would follow soon after, the way one begins scraping off too-sweet icing before throwing away an unfinished piece of cake.

It Happened To Me Contest Entry: I Let A Guy Break My Heart Over And Over

IHTM CONTESTANT — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 10:30:00 -0500

I honestly believe you don’t get to the good stuff in relationships if you don’t put yourself out there.

You Didn't Break Up -- You Just Didn't Go Out Again

Karyn Polewaczyk — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 10:30:00 -0500

A friend of mine insisted she’d broken up with a guy after not hearing from him after a second date. I disagree.

How Joining The Coney Island Polar Bear Club Taught Me To Love My Body

Bethany Bryan — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 09:00:00 -0500

Since the age of 12, I had been taught to burrito myself in a beach towel at all swimsuit-wearing times or wear an oversized T-shirt to protect the delicate fat-phobic sensitivities of those around me.

It Happened To Me: I Lied To My Boyfriend And Now He Thinks We're Moving In Together

Anonymous — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 13:00:00 -0500

Don’t I deserve a little time to be single and unafraid and strong and independent and all those other things Kelly Clarkson sings about?

My Best Friend Just Got Dumped, And I Couldn’t Be Happier!

Kelly Rheel — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 16:00:00 -0500

As a single girl, I’m thrilled when my friends break up with their boyfriends, not because I hate their men, but because I need to get out of the house.

How Do You Know When It's NOT Love? Or Why I'm Perpetually Single

Julieanne — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 09:00:00 -0500

When did you get to the point where you thought, "NOOOOOOPE," and mentally moonwalked out of the room?

We Broke Up, But Kept Living Together, and It Was Totally Fine

Claire Askew — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 10:00:00 -0400

I’m glad that Noel and I spent that additional year living together -- it was tricky, but it allowed us to fully transition out of our state of coupledom and join the rest of the world again.

We Broke Up, But Kept Living Together: A Bad Idea Story

Jennifer Kuhn — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 10:00:00 -0400

With four months to go until June, it was official: our relationship had expired before our lease did.

Is Lying the Humane Option When Ending a Relationship?

Julieanne — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 14:00:00 -0400

I was using my usual Crock Pot method of dumping: low and slow and passive aggressive until nothing is left but a warm, palatable slurry.

On Digging Out My Ex Wife's Tampon

Hugo Schwyzer — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 16:00:00 -0400

Elisabeth was lying on her back on the bed, an unopened bottle of lubricant beside her. I’d packed it in the optimism that the aphrodisiac of travel would rekindle our lukewarm sex life.

It Happened To Me: I Got Dumped by a Meme

Jessa Kirk — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 11:00:00 -0400

It all started with Reddit (as so many strange and terrible things do).

Sometimes I Get Really Annoyed That All My Exes Haven't Just Freaking DIED

Natalie — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 12:00:00 -0400

My ex is a complete wang from hell and I'd rather chew my own arm off and beat myself to death with it than talk to him again.

Rebound 2: Have I F@#$ed The Pain Away?

Anonymous Single Girl — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 12:30:00 -0400

If I let the toxic mess of my break-up define me, I am never going to be happy again.

Rebound 2: More Texts and Broken Hearts

Anonymous Single Girl — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 15:00:19 -0400

This One Gets a Little Personal. Spoiler: No Sex