breakups

"It's a delight to have rituals that no one knows about but me."

"It's fun to watch a character send a text that they really, really shouldn't."

"After a five-month break, we met for breakfast burritos and I was amazed."

When my fiancé and I broke up last year, I didn't expect to miss this...

At dinner, he said something profound...

Joyce Maynard creates her own happy ending.

Everything was in slow-motion.

Readers share their wisdom.