Breakup
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It used to be so easy living here with you "She gave a distant nod to the man on whose shoulder she had groaned, sighed and slept". --Aimez-vous Brahms? (1959) by Françoise Sagan It's been seven hours and 15 days --"Nothing Compares 2 U " (1990) by Prince "Friendship with an ex does a grave disservice both to the memory of the relationship at its height and the merits of intimate friendship. It’s at once a betrayal of everything a good relationship was and a slight on the ideals of friendship, which shouldn’t be built out of the remnants of another, more ardent condition."--School of Life |
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A 'relationship breakup' (or otherwise simply known as a breakup) refers to the ending of a relationship, typically a romantic one. A breakup can vary between emotionally traumatic to consensual for those involved, especially if romantic love is involved.
Breakups can occur for numerous reasons such as conflicts in personality, lifestyle changes, or attraction to a different partner. Breaking up with someone is also commonly referred to as "dumping", as in "Alia was dumped". However, due to the negative connotations of 'dumping', many who have consensually ended a relationship choose not to describe it thus. Furthermore relationships that are ended through "dumping" usually also end the friendship, however relationships ended mutually more often become friendships.
In psychology, there are several models that attempt to explain and account for the trajectory of the breakup of a relationship.
See
- It's Too Late (Carole King song)
- Broken heart
- Defriend
- Divorce
- Emotional baggage
- Human bonding
- John Gottman
- Resignation
