#1250: How do I support my (very-recently) ex-partner through his complex grief?

Content note: Mention of suicide Dear Captain Awkward 2 weeks ago my boyfriend (he/him/his) of 2 years made the decision to break up with me (cis/female). I moved out of our shared house and back with my parents and sister. I did not want the relationship to end and I hoped we could have worked … Continue reading #1250: How do I support my (very-recently) ex-partner through his complex grief?

#1197: “He broke up with me but hasn’t moved out yet. How do I not ruin our last chance to make this work?”

Hello Captain, I (she/her) and my partner (he/him) had been together for three years. Most of the happiest moments of my life have been with him, and we planned our futures together. I don’t value being in a relationship for its own sake, and I’ve only ever wanted this kind of thing with him. In … Continue reading #1197: “He broke up with me but hasn’t moved out yet. How do I not ruin our last chance to make this work?”

#690 and #691: One of life’s saddest lessons is that people don’t have to be awful or evil to be not quite right for you.

Letter Writers, no one is topping "Dear Sugar" on this topic. Read that and you're probably good. But just in case, your letters and some answers are below. Dear Captain Awkward: I'm 29 and female, and have been in a relationship with the same guy since college. We now live together. He wants to marry … Continue reading #690 and #691: One of life’s saddest lessons is that people don’t have to be awful or evil to be not quite right for you.