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Category: BREAKING UP

#1361: “I can’t leave that one unrequited love alone.”

January 10, 2022January 10, 2022 ~ JenniferP

Your love and grief are real, even if they're inspired by an inadequate and disappointing source.

#1344: “How do I end a marriage less than two years in?”

July 20, 2021July 23, 2021 ~ JenniferP

All those guides for how to say "I do", you'd think there'd be way more advice on how to undo it.

#1338: “*surprised Pikachu face* Another friendship that stresses me out!”

June 17, 2021June 18, 2021 ~ JenniferP

Let's you and me drive a stake through the heart of NiceGirlâ„¢ Summer.

It Came From The Search Terms: June 2021 Is Busting Out All Over

June 16, 2021June 16, 2021 ~ JenniferP ~ 87 Comments

Soft rejections, mixing finances, and a primer for dealing with loaded questions.

#1325-26: Confidential To The Married Couple Who Both Wrote To Me About Your Disintegrating Marriage

April 22, 2021April 22, 2021 ~ JenniferP

Two spouses wrote to me and I don't want to post the letters full of painful details but I also could not leave it alone.

#1324: “I moved out of a terrible roommate situation two years ago, but our mutuals won’t stop trying to ‘make peace.'”

April 20, 2021April 20, 2021 ~ JenniferP

"I hated living with them so I moved the hell out. What is there to 'mediate?'"

#1320: “How to be fair to a co-habiting ex who dumped me, but is acting all sad that I’m moving out?”

March 18, 2021March 18, 2021 ~ JenniferP

"You dumped me, remember? Kindly sigh into someone else's moving boxes."

Guest Post Situation Update

February 12, 2021April 26, 2021 ~ JenniferP

Public statement addressing reader concerns about Rae McDaniel's guest posts here.

#1312: Did I make the wrong decision? And–why can’t I listen to everyone telling me I made the right decision?

January 27, 2021January 27, 2021 ~ JenniferP ~ 1 Comment

I believe the classic phrase is "don't set yourself on fire to keep somebody else warm."

#1307: “Persistently apologetic ex thinks he’s Miles Vorkosigan.”

January 6, 2021 ~ JenniferP

To be fair, it was a Very Good apology. In the books. Where it happened exactly *one* time.

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