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Breakups and exes

Ending things, divorce, ghosting and moving on.

9 stories
PurpurMagBreakups and exes · 5 min

Who gets the dog after a breakup?

5 min read

This is one of those cases where splitting the apartment is easier. Our go-to dog expert answers.

PurpurMagBreakups and exes · 1 min

Weird reasons for breakups

1 min read

Basically, these are all real stories.

PurpurMagBreakups and exes · 2 min

Why people ghost

2 min read

Together with a psychoanalytic psychologist, we look into why people ghost.

PurpurMagBreakups and exes · 2 min

What's out there after divorce

2 min read

Our new heroine talks about what's "out there after divorce." Spoiler: everything's fine.

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Breakup myths, part three: how to end a relationship in a healthy way

2 min read

A psychologist takes apart the most common myths about breakups, to help us understand how to part ways in a healthy way.

PurpurMagBreakups and exes · 2 min

Myths about breaking up, part two

2 min read

A psychologist unpacks the most common myths about breakups to understand how to end a relationship with care.

PurpurMagBreakups and exes · 3 min

How to break up well: myths about breakups, part one

3 min read

A psychologist on why breakups bring out sides of ourselves we'd rather not see, and on the first two myths about saving a relationship.

PurpurMagBreakups and exes · 1 min

Apps that help you get over a breakup

1 min read

Smartphones can train your pelvic floor, switch your favourite toy's vibration mode and even help you through a breakup.

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People keep breaking up with me

1 min read

I feel like something is wrong with me and that I'm not made for relationships.