Mika Doyle’s first love taught her that love is not enough to sustain a relationship.
Male Heartbreak
How to Get Dumped by a Hollywood Starlet
Mark Radcliffe reveals how breaking off a short-lived romance can hurt just as much as a long relationship.
The Girl Next to Me
A reminiscent pain struck Chris Wiewiora when and where he least expected it.
A reminiscent pain struck Chris Wiewiora when and where he least expected it.
Tarkio Balloon
What’s it like to lose your two-month-old brother? Torben Bernhard wants to show you.
You Bette Believe It: Heartbreak in a Macho World
In a man’s man’s world, who says there’s no room for Bette Midler?
I’m Over Getting Over It
Trying to move on from his ex, Jamie Reidy finds himself constantly running up Turkey Hill.
The Truth Shall Set You Free
Carlo Alcos finds that only in hindsight is the truth plainly obvious.
First Love and Other Obsessions
Gary Percesepe is in love with love, and that might be a problem.
Beyond the Deep Purple: Heart Bruises, Love, and Will
It’s better to find love than to fall into it, writes Jamie Utt.
Can Heartbreak Break a Man?
Nicole Johnson argues that societal tropes of masculine strength and perseverance obscure the fact that emotional damage can destroy a man.
Don’t Fight the Sadness
It’s hard to see it at the time, Atalwin Pilon writes, but heartbreak eventually brings its own gifts.
Parenting Can Break Your Heart
And you should let it, writes Lome Aseron.
Flying Weather
Memories, Real or Imagined, Haunt Us the Same
Sometimes all you need in order to move on is to distinguish the real from the intangible.
The Deep End of the Pool
Jackie Summers recalls how twice he dove into the deep end, and how both times he found himself clawing for the surface.
Years Apart in the Same Canoe—and Sleeping Bag
“I wanted to be able to keep up with her, but I simply couldn’t. I tried to pretend that I was ready, willing, and able—but really I was just a scared little boy in a man’s body, a very long way from home.”