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Is it Okay To Write an Apology Letter To an Ex? 10 Queers Weigh In

The concept of the Breakup Apology Letter is a controversial one! Where do you land?

the team

Oct 13, 2025

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Is it Okay To Write an Apology Letter To an Ex? 10 Queers Weigh In

The concept of the Breakup Apology Letter is a controversial one! Where do you land?

the team

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Oct 13, 2025

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Is It So Wrong To Pick Up My Ex-Girlfriend From Jail?

Your girlfriend wants you to go no-contact with your ex after you picked her up from jail. Also; is it ok to tell your now-sober partner about the mean things…

the team

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Sep 26, 2025

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‘How Do I Heal From This Prolonged Breakup and Is Repair Possible?’

Does a prolonged breakup like this mean we’ll never be friends again?

Summer Tao

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Sep 9, 2025

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‘How Do I Get My Ex To Stop Going To My Favorite Bar?’

“Do I have to give up this place I love so much? That seems so unfair!”

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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Aug 12, 2025

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My Ex Is Stuck in Friend Request Purgatory

She was a season. A fever dream. A glitter bomb of an experience. And I’m grateful. I am. But also: I’m not accepting that friend request.

Carlo

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Jul 31, 2025

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The People We Miss From Breakups Other Than Our Exes

I think of all the people who exited my life because of breakups and how neither of us knew our final conversations with each other were exactly that.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya and the team

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Jun 23, 2025

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Breaking Up Is Hard To Do

We broke up on a Wednesday at 10 p.m. Any other Wednesday, and we might have been watching a show, taking a bath together, or sitting at our desks in…

ashni

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Jun 11, 2025

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Our Best Memories With Our Worst Exes

Even bad relationships contain good memories.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya and the team

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May 6, 2025

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Is it Okay To Write an Apology Letter To an Ex? 10 Queers Weigh In

Is it Okay To Write an Apology Letter To an Ex? 10 Queers Weigh In

Is It So Wrong To Pick Up My Ex-Girlfriend From Jail?

‘How Do I Heal From This Prolonged Breakup and Is Repair Possible?’

‘How Do I Get My Ex To Stop Going To My Favorite Bar?’

My Ex Is Stuck in Friend Request Purgatory

The People We Miss From Breakups Other Than Our Exes

Breaking Up Is Hard To Do

Our Best Memories With Our Worst Exes

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