MetaFilter posts tagged with Breakup

...and now all I've got are these things...

From Bklyn — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 02:05:02 -0800

The Museum of Broken Relationships. We've all been there. What else are you supposed to do with the garden gnome you lobbed at his car, or the axe you used to chop her furniture into tiny bits. Or the box, made of matches, that somehow helped to make it all alright?

She don't... What now?

ThePinkSuperhero — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 10:57:49 -0800

You talked to her father, prepared a YouTube worthy proposal, gathered all your courage.... and she said no. How will your life go on? And what are you going to do with the ring? Enter I Do... Now I Don't, an auction site that caters to broken-hearted lovers such as you. Started by a fellow who has been there. Buy if you dare. Via

Prenez soin de vous

piratebowling — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 05:44:08 -0800

"I recieved and email telling me it was over. I didn't know how to answer." (pdf) The email closed with the phrase "Prenez soin de vous" ("take care of yourself"), so Sophie Calle went to 107 woman, chosen for their profession to analyze, tran slate, or reinterpret the email. The resulting collection of responses, and Calle's portraits of the women, filled the French pavillion at this year's Venice Biennale. Although many reviews of the piece and analysis of the letter tend to focus on the medium of the breakup, Calle is insisting that she did not do this because she thought the email was impersonal (mp3). While the text of the email was printed out for everyone to take a copy of, there seems to be no posting of it online. The entire exhibition, including DVDs of the vdeo pieces, are compiled in a book.

Ukulele full of hate

LobsterMitten — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 15:54:55 -0800

Catchy bitter ukulele break-up song by Duncan Pflaster. Video with song. Simple and excellent. Found via Cat and Girl.

A Good Year for the Roses

Methylviolet — Sat, 10 Feb 2007 18:04:17 -0800

Your husband left you? It could be worse. Divorcing couple builds a wall through the family home neither will leave. Apparently breaking up, but not moving out, is not uncommon, it is even recommended. Even among us.

All my life / I've prayed for someone like you

ludwig_van — Fri, 16 Sep 2005 09:59:45 -0800

Troy's Mixtape of Love. "This is the original tape Troy made to his girlfriend Melissa on their 6 month anniversary. She left him 3 days after." Includes an a capella rendition of "All My Life" by K-Ci and Jojo at 6:20. Scary remix. More remixes. (Via confabulators)

Dear baby, welcome to dumpsville. Population: you.

Ufez Jones — Tue, 29 Jul 2003 12:39:15 -0800

Fifteen ways to leave your lover. In seventh grade, my then girlfriend had her best friend dump me. On the bus. I thought that was hell. I was wrong. The Guardian, in tribute to a Malaysian man that divorced his wife via text message, lists the fifteen harshest break-ups in history.

dwivian — Thu, 28 Jun 2001 09:02:17 -0800

Microsoft to stay one company? Appeals say Microsoft to stay a behemoth. I think Clippy is here to stay.

sixfoot6 — Tue, 20 Feb 2001 07:53:56 -0800

Untangling an online breakup. Seapetal vs. Gothimuscle: a bond between author and bodybuilder formed in bondage ends with matching restraining orders. With a "trail of cyber-breadcrumbs" in the form of scurrious emails, chat-room stalking and nude photos that leads all the way to the Fetish Fleamarket, this anti-love story bears all the trapings of a Boston.com headline on a slow news day. But the question remains: where and how do we process crimes of harassment that occur in virtual places under assumed screen names? What's a real-world restraining order good for when all the attacking is done on the net?