break up

Man confesses feelings for fiancée's sister and then abruptly ends the engagement, she comforts her devastated sister while debating whether keeping his reasons secret is the right choice: 'Was I wrong for not telling my suspicions earlier?'

Emma Saven

Dog owner buys winter clothes for her beloved dog, then gets told by boyfriend that clothes are only for humans, she decides to break up with him: ‘I can't live with this guy’

Bar Mor Hazut

‘I'm not doing a family Christmas with my ex’: Ex wants to keep Christmas trip to boyfriend’s family’s home days after breakup, but he refuses to play house right before his deployment

Etai Eshet

'He gave me an ultimatum. The job or him': Man threatens to break up with girlfriend if she accepts her dream job as a renewable energy consultant in Denver, just 45 minutes away, claiming that she's being "selfish" by making them move or do long distance

Emma Saven

Man debates removing ex-girlfriend from his ‘family’ phone plan after she ignores his deadline to get her own, despite being unable to set up her own contract due to losing all her cards and IDs during a recent vacation: 'I'd given her 2 weeks notice'

Emma Saven

Girlfriend demands that 23-year-old boyfriend give her an equal monthly allowance, after discovering he plans to financially support his younger sister during her studies, relationship strains as he refuses: '[She says] I should be willing to support her'

Emma Saven

Woman moves out of ex-boyfriend's apartment and leaves her rescue Pit bull, Moose, behind, her ex struggles to care for the dog alone and warns he’ll return him to a shelter if she doesn’t come back for him: '[Says I'm] trying to get rid of her baby'

Emma Saven

'I’m not funding that fever dream': 27-year-old man refuses to attend or pay for his father’s wedding after discovering his dad is engaged to his serious ex-girlfriend Maya’s mother, sparking major family drama as the exes become step-siblings

Emma Saven

How People of the Past Blocked and Unfriended Each Other Before the Internet

Ely Bulnes

‘I will not let him get away with it. All of my animals are incredibly precious to me, no matter how physically small they are.’: Woman’s misplaced trust in her dishonest boyfriend results in a tough breakup over his deceptive replacement of her pet fish

Laurent Shinar

30-year-old woman finds group chat on husband's phone where he calls her "The Warden," he brushses it off as "guy humor" when she confronts him: 'I never once told him he couldn't go out'

Ely Bulnes

Single dad prioritizes 7-year-old son's birthday over a date night with his fiancée, breaks off engagement in response to her entitled reaction: 'She'll forever be my second priority'

Ely Bulnes

‘I've been trying to figure out the most tactful way to break it off since our argument where you wanted me to unalive my cat to save money’: Cat loving man breaks up with feline hating girlfriend because she thinks he loves his cat too much

Laurent Shinar

‘His plan was basically: I’d find two dogs too much work, and I’d “get over my obsession with Luna” by leaving her with my mom’: Manipulative man fails to get rid of his girlfriend’s dog who ‘wasn’t manly enough’, resulting in their break-up

Laurent Shinar

‘He essentially told me that if I couldn’t learn to put other humans before my cat, I’d be alone for a very long time’: Cat mom makes her boyfriend move out and breaks up with him after discovering the disdain he has for her cat child

Laurent Shinar

23-year-old woman refuses to give back necklace that ex-boyfriend gave her on her birthday, '[He said] it "feels wrong" that I'm still wearing it'

Ely Bulnes