breakups

When it comes to breakups, pain is inevitable, but Humans thinks that suffering is optional.

When Heartbreak Doesn’t Disappear
My first love was somewhat stereotypical; we were high school sweethearts, inseparable, conjoined at the hip. I was head over heels infatuated with this boy who for the sake of privacy we’ll call Sam.
By Allie Thomas8 years ago in Humans
I Miss My Ex
Heartbreak Hurts Pools of blood are forming on my bed and I can’t make it stop. He’s leaning over me with a wide grin on his face, his hands stained red, a scalpel in one hand and a hammer in the other. He’s already pulverized the bones in my legs so I can’t run, and now he’s moving on to what he really came for. I let out a piercing scream as he slices open my chest, but every noise I make is being drowned out by the music he is blasting from my Amazon Echo. I yell your name, but I know you won’t come. You won’t come because I messed it all up, like I usually do. And you finally gave up on me. I successfully pushed you away, and now I’m dying. He slams the hammer against my ribs and shatters them, sending me into unconsciousness.
By Brittany Fromlath8 years ago in Humans
Broken Chapter 6
I’ve actually been dreading writing this one, I couldn’t tell you why exactly. It’s been just over a month so I need to tell this story before it disappears from my mind completely. It is ever so slightly, still raw. Sometimes I think I fail at putting how I really feel into words. Maybe it comes across more passionately than I actually feel, maybe it sounds like I feel more than I do. The truth is I’m usually well over someone I dated for a brief time. I think this one really got under my skin.
By Gia Timon8 years ago in Humans
Broken Chapter 7
What is love? Have I ever even been in love? What is the meaning of love? These are the questions I ask myself since being truly single the past few weeks. I question everything. The beauty of my anxiety, it makes you think about every aspect of your life and what you’ve done wrong. At almost 1 AM I wish my mind would quiet, these are the times I wish my post breakup insomnia would disappear. The only thing to help is writing and drinking, or so I say to excuse my recent alcoholism.
By Gia Timon8 years ago in Humans
Broken Chapter 2
So scene opens. Picture an overweight, blubbering mess—hasn’t been washed or left the apartment in days. Not much in the way of food is evident, and a mountain of empty wine bottles from the local Tesco express. Bonus of staying in an apartment that’s above a supermarket when you’re going through the worse breakup imaginable.
By Gia Timon8 years ago in Humans
The Black Widow and The Angler Fish
I focus on the cracked paving stones as I walk in the mid-March darkness. The cold air lapping at my post shower face. I had decided today that I would turn my life around. Deleted dating apps, check. Focused on work, check. Positivity overboard, check. Even told my best friend about my new plan and my positivity. Obviously with her knowing me so well she came out with the comment ‘We’ll see how long that lasts before you’re back to it’ Thanks Joy. But to be fair she has dealt with me for the past three months and heard it a lot in that time. She’d put up with so much, I could see a wave of relief come over her face, because we would be moving in together in the next few months.
By Gia Timon8 years ago in Humans
10 Relationship Podcasts That Can Help You Get Over Any Breakup
So many of us have gotten through a breakup or a couple in our lives and most of the time, it's heart breaking. From losing a loved one that lasted for a couple of months to even a couple of years, there are some people who can brush it off while others mourn for months. Either one of them is completely normal; everyone faces breakups differently. There isn't a specific reaction everyone is supposed to have, it depends on the type of relationship and the person's attitude towards it.
By Rachel Blanchard8 years ago in Humans
7 Radical and Fun Ways to Get over a Breakup
It’s over. Time feels wasted. Your heart feels diminished, and you are absolutely devastated. We’ve all been through it before, and many of us will go through it many times. When you’re a broken mess, it’s hard to do anything besides eating tubs of ice cream and trying to watch your favorite shows instead of going to work, and refusing to see people. But you can’t let that stop you. I’ve compiled a list of ways to get over a breakup that are healthy and productive. Instead of eating ice cream and moping around, these will give you outcomes you deserve.
By Lexi Z8 years ago in Humans
To the Boy Whose Heart I Broke
To the boy whose heart I broke, I'm sorry. You were a vivid soul, a bright beacon of blazing fire in my mind overgrown with mold. You saved my life, and I was almost responsible for ending yours.
By Elle 8 years ago in Humans
All These Words yet I'm Still Unable to Close Your Chapter
"It hits so hard, holding onto my chest. Maybe you left your mark, reminding me to forget.” -Kygo All these words. Never enough to understand. Never enough words to justify. Never enough to heal. Never enough to end.
By M F8 years ago in Humans
Who You Were Breaking
It’s been two months. Two months since my first but last devotion. Two months without a hand to provide self-luxury. Two months missing the warmth of a welcoming chest belonging to my lover and the fervor of his character. Two months without a heartbeat. In these two months I have become an addict to an accustomed feeling that claws its way out of my chest. Perhaps, that was too broad of a statement.
By amina8 years ago in Humans
Dear Ex's
I am not here to disrupt your life or disturb you in any way. I do not want to set your healing time back by having a presence in your life that is not wanted. Our breakup wasn't easy, in fact, it was terrible and I never thought I would recover, but time is a magical healer and with time came reflection.
By Billi Fox8 years ago in Humans