Hello and welcome to what’s apparently a whole entire new year. It’s me, your friendly breakup newsletter editor. I got the delightful suggestion to list my favorite My Favorite Breakup stories for this first edition of 2022, so read on for tales in which both cringe and personal growth abound — aka the best kind. We’ll be back at the heartstring tugging next Sunday.
Quick stats for My Favorite Breakup so far:
45 breakup stories published
17 breakup stories in the queue
258 breakup enthusiasts/subscribers
My Favorite Movie Scene-Worthy Breakup
Desert Hot Springs Motel 🌵 — “We stayed one night.”
My Favorite Actual LOL Breakup
Bread Crumbs 🥖 — “(I didn’t, for context)”
My Favorite Actual Tearjerker Breakup
Eternal Sunshine ☀️ — “5,838 days ago.”
My Favorite Kiddo Breakup (TIE)
Down the Drain 💧 — “My kiddo heart broke, but game recognizes game now.”
Bigger Crush 🎹 — “And ... any girl in the world who wasn’t a human male.”
My Favorite Breakup That Reads Like Poetry
State Lines 🗺 — “Already grieving what wasn’t yet lost.”
My Favorite Justifiably Petty Breakup
Beachfront Apartment 🚙 — “I bitterly commented, ‘nice parking lot.’”
My Favorite Fuck Yeah Breakup
Jersey Accent 🗣 — “You don’t ever let a motherfucker break your heart.”
My Favorite Gut Punch Breakup
An Explanation 🩹 — “I didn’t want you to see how sick I was.”
My Favorite Breakup Advice
Gum or Therapy 💞 — “If your partner ever suggests gum or therapy, please take it.”
My Favorite Breakup’s First-Ever Submission
Small Plans 💙 — “She told me not to plan anything big for Valentine's Day.”
My Favorite Breakup Submission Telling Me That This Weirdo Project of Mine Might Actually Be Cool AF
Esalen Institute ✍️ — “You wrote me an apology. I’ve been writing ever since.”
My Favorite Breakup of My Own
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