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Breakups

  • Five fists centered in the middle of the frame, all showing off friendship bracelets on their wrists.
    When It’s Your BFF Who Breaks Your Heart
    Audrey Smith
    Friendship breakups can be just as painful as romantic ones, and we don’t talk about them nearly enough.
  • Friendship breakups aren't recognized in the way that romantic breakups are, but for many folks they are just as painful.
    Unfriended: When Your BFF Breaks Your Heart (Revisited)
    Anita Rao
    Anita got friend dumped for the first time in 6th grade, and she's still not over it. She talks to folks about the distinct pain of a platonic breakup and gets some tools for building strong friendships, setting boundaries and figuring out when it's time to let go.
  • A hand holds a playing card. It's an Ace of Hearts, but the heart is broken in two.
    “Dear Embodied”: Breakup Advice for the Brokenhearted
    Audrey Smith
    With the help of two relationship advice columnists, Embodied responds to listener stories about ending romantic relationships.
  • Image of a person lying on a bed in a bedroom hugging a pillow with an image of a broken heart next to them. On the floor you see a box that says "Jesse" and some items strewn about including photographs.
    Uncoupled: Thank U, Next (Revisited)
    Anita Rao
    Anita has no qualms about being an armchair therapist for friends going through a breakup. But sometimes she wonders how her advice aligns with what relationship experts say. Advice columnists Meredith Goldstein and Stacia Brown give guidance on breaking up "well," going no-contact, navigating social media and finding the right breakup anthem for the moment.
  • Friendship breakups aren't recognized in the way that romantic breakups are, but for many folks they are just as painful.
    Unfriended: When Your BFF Breaks Your Heart
    Anita Rao
    Anita got friend dumped for the first time in 6th grade, and she's still not over it. She talks to folks about the distinct pain of a platonic breakup and gets some tools for building strong friendships, setting boundaries and figuring out when it's time to let go.
  • Image of a person lying on a bed in a bedroom hugging a pillow with an image of a broken heart next to them. On the floor you see a box that says "Jesse" and some items strewn about including photographs.
    Uncoupled: Thank U, Next
    Anita Rao
    Anita has no qualms about being an armchair therapist for friends going through a breakup. But sometimes she wonders how her advice aligns with what relationship experts say. Advice columnists Meredith Goldstein and Stacia Brown give guidance on breaking up "well," going no-contact, navigating social media, and finding the right breakup anthem for the moment.