Tag: breakup

I got scammed and it hurt more than a breakup.

I got scammed and lost PHP 1.1 million (~AUD 30,000) in the blink of an eye. It was a total heartbreak as a mediocre employee whose income depended only on my 9 to 5 job. Photo by Lindsey LaMont on Unsplash The modus. The story started when someone who claimed to be worki...

Love Is a Choice: 5 Stoic Principles I Use to Recover from a Breakup

I didn’t expect her to break up with me. Especially not via a What’s App message. I didn’t understand it at first, but she was serious. I tried to make sense of her accusations by analyzing them. During the five days that followed, my science brain couldn’t rest. I s...

Comic: Sad Girl Thoughts on My First Queer Breakup

Yes, we broke up. No I don’t want to talk about it. But I will share this zine I made… Artwork by the author One day when I’m not sad, I won’t look for her car everywhere. I won’t wish she’d drive up my drive, or just randomly decide to come see m...

My Toxic Breakup with Overwatch

Overwatch used to be the friggin’ GOAT of first-person shooters, believe that. I have barely been drawn to shooting games throughout my gaming life due to the monotonous motions, every game just seemed the same. So when Overwatch finally dawned in 2016, I fell head over heels in love. Betwe...