For a special Modern Love project, we’re looking for your most unforgettable lines from a breakup, either delivered or received — kind, bizarre, profound, haunting or funny.
Category: Divorce, Separations and Annulments
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Natalie Massenet and Erik Torstensson’s Messy Split, in Dueling Lawsuits
In the messy, public split of the Net-a-Porter founder Natalie Massenet and Erik Torstensson, no accusations seem off limits.
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Ghosted by My Own Husband
When our once boisterous household fell silent, I longed to hear the sound of my pet name.
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Welcoming My First Marriage Into My Second
Is it better to bury memories of past relationships, or embrace them?
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We’re Just Here for the Sex, Please
When learning tantric sex in paradise, it can be hard to separate the physical from the emotional.
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The Trouble With Wanting Men
Women are so fed up with men that the phenomenon even has a name: heterofatalism. So what do we do with our desire?
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He Took My Story, So I Made a New One
When my 60-year-old husband suddenly left, I lost a sense of who I was, but not entirely.
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How Do I Tell a Friend She’s No Longer Invited to My Wedding?
Ask the Therapist columnist Lori Gottlieb advises a reader whose close friend is no longer welcome at her nuptials.
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Oh No, They Think He’s My Husband
My father and I were the only non-couple on the couples cruise.
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Tiny Love Stories: ‘A Wise Friend Warned Me About Divorce’
Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words.
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‘Modern Love’ Podcast: First Love Mixtape: Side B (Encore)
The songs that taught you about love.