Lovers argue whether experiencing your first heartbreak at 17 or 30 is more destabilizing: 'Imagine going through your first breakup and you have to join a Teams meeting'

Emmy Pratt • Senior Editor

Apr 26, 2024 8:00 PM EDT

Nobody likes being broken up with. It is a bad situation for everyone involved, but sometimes it has to be done. If you've never been broken up with or been the person who has had to cut it off, you're a lucky duck, at least for now.

Not to be the bad guy, but I've never been broken up with. I've always been the one who has broken up with my partner or we've reached a mutual agreement that we need to stop seeing each other. I have a suspicion I've never experienced a devastating, life-altering breakup because I've always been the one to cut it off. Perhaps the lack of devastation was because I was under 20 when most of the breakups occurred. Twitter users recently came together to debate whether experiencing your first heartbreak at 17 or 30 is more devastating, and most of them are leaning toward 30.