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# Breakup

All time
# thank u next
Megan, please read this breakup advice if you want to get over Wes
You got this girl.
# Breakup
'It's like a death': Divorced people are at higher risk of psychiatric illness in Ireland
Although divorced people accounted for only 4% of all psychiatric admissions, they had the highest rate compared to married or single people.
# becky with the good hair
7 breakup songs Taylor Swift needs to write about Calvin Harris
New album should include stone cold tunes like ‘Bad Showmance’ and ‘No It’s Becky’.
# love the ex
This girl ensured her ex-boyfriend wouldn't get any Tinder matches by messing with his bio
She’s not taking the breakup well, then.
# dear adele
An Irish woman's brutally honest break up story has gone viral on Adele's Facebook page
Contains some inspiration, hilarity and very NSFW language.
# hello it's me
A girl thoroughly confused her ex-boyfriend by texting him Adele lyrics
“Hello from the other side…”
# Catalonia
Is Spain about to fall apart as a country?
A regional election in Catalonia is being treated like a de facto vote on independence by those on the Yes side.
Voices
“I should be looking forward to Christmas but it seems like a mountain I have to climb”
Christmas can be turned into more of an ordeal than a celebration due to loneliness, financial worries or relationship breakdowns.
# new battles
Explainer: The European Parliament wants to break up Google, but why?
And is such a thing even possible?
# chrineth
Chris Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow's breakup is causing a Twitter meltdown
So many theories.
# issues
Guy live tweets neighbours' breakup, with hilarious results
No but seriously, are they getting pizza?
# gimme a break
7 days off you don't get but you should
Having to work on your birthday? NOT COOL MAN.
# SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP
The deeply annoying things people say to you right after a breakup
They mean well, really.
# it's over
New app composes your break-up text for you
Are you the kind of person that sends such a text?
# justice done
Rude man epically ditched by girlfriend on stadium camera
He REALLY deserved this.
# Breakup
Is this the end of Roy Keane and Lee Dixon's onscreen partnership?
The ex-Arsenal defender has been hired, as NBC plan to show all 380 Premier League games next season.
# Breakup
Swiss central bank chief: 'We’re making provisions for a euro break-up'
Thomas Jordan says he’s not expecting the euro to collapse, but that Switzerland is getting ready, just in case…
# Girlfriend for hire
Need to make your ex jealous? Fake girlfriend will help you, for $5
A new website will hook you up with your ‘dream girl’ to send you postcards, give you advice, or drive your ex wild…
# Heartbreak
Average woman 'spends £500 after being dumped', says British survey
A Superdrug survey found that 2,000 recently-dumped women spent an average of €570 spoiling themselves after a break-up.