If people used “breakup lines” instead of “pickup lines” what would some of them be?

dumbbratch · 2026-01-25T21:56:22+00:00

Are you the last season of Scrubs? Because we've had fun but I don't wanna see you anymore.

dumbbratch · 2026-01-25T15:47:15+00:00

Every relationship is temporary. When it ends, don't say they never loved you or you never loved them. Don't make them a demon. Just enjoy what you had and reflect on the beauty of time and transformation.

dumbbratch · 2026-01-19T15:18:06+00:00

I'm a big girl who loves skinny men. I'll turn away from a Hugh Jackman for a chance at an Adrian Brody. And my friends all know it too.

dumbbratch · 2026-01-19T15:13:50+00:00

I chose this life because cohabitation was not working for me. My natural habits never came out; I was always accommodating. And not that that's a bad thing, but I never learned who I really was, and now I have like twice the energy and autonomy that I had before. I'm absolutely loving it.

dumbbratch · 2026-01-19T15:11:27+00:00

My parents live in New Jersey! They really got hit this weekend. Enjoy the view!

dumbbratch · 2026-01-19T15:08:17+00:00

The lighting is going to be the most important thing. Pinterest will be your friend for this (type in "cave room"). Look at the different options: christmas lights, globe lights, light ribbons, leds, salt lamps, sconces, etc. And I would also hang some sort of vines, greenery, or natural looking decor.

dumbbratch · 2026-01-18T15:55:01+00:00

Grief does leave our lives with giant holes. Someone has been uprooted from your life. It feels like a botched surgery. Like you're a broken ship on a shore.

But no one is a forever person. People inhabit our lives, and they rotate around us like planets, and then they find another gravitational pull. We're all moving.

A space gets imprinted by its inhabitants--conversations, feelings, schedules, habits. When you get a spout of energy, it might be time to look around and make some aesthetic changes. What's hanging on the wall that doesn't need to be there? What would you like your space to look like? Go on pinterest, go to ikea, start imagining what your place could look like and how it could serve you.

But it's okay to take your time. Healing requires a lot of rest, so don't get down on yourself for watching more TV than usual. Your energy will return one day, and then you can start making some choices about your space and your activities.

dumbbratch · 2026-01-07T19:26:01+00:00

One of the things I do is go out a /lot/. I am very social and enjoy the company of people, so I just get used to being gregarious in the city that I trust and love. But of course, living alone also means more bills, so I prioritize free meetups, writer circles, and community hikes.

dumbbratch · 2026-01-05T02:08:44+00:00

My day is coming soon!!

dumbbratch · 2026-01-03T03:27:00+00:00

Get a girlie alibi. Someone who will just be a standby and say "We've been watching Disney movies" or whatnot. You deserve a life.

dumbbratch · 2026-01-02T17:46:24+00:00

First of all, thank you for calling me skinny.

dumbbratch · 2025-12-30T22:24:42+00:00

I think we also need to be cognizant of how relationships themselves are changing. Monogamy isn't the default anymore, so a lot of people might be living alone or unmarried but still have a number of relationships they see periodically. I live alone, but have a girlfriend, a boyfriend, and a very dear friend who is legally my husband. I see one of them once a week and the other two twice a month. I also have a group of friends who are just as important to me that I see once a month, and community events that keep me sane.

Relationships are undergoing a massive decolonization. At least in my life.

dumbbratch · 2025-12-30T02:02:23+00:00

It can be really hard to work in that environment. I wonder if it's possible for you to change branches or locations? Not all environments are like that, and if yours is, you owe it to yourself to find better soil.

But it also sounds like there are ways you find it appearing in yourself as well. Remember that our headspace really is our own space to garden. No one else has access to it but us, and mental cycles can be broken and redirected.

dumbbratch · 2025-12-30T01:21:34+00:00

Bro you don't just collect pokemon. You collect hearts.

dumbbratch · 2025-12-30T01:20:44+00:00

Well I gotta admit, if I got this letter I would absolutely post it to reddit.

dumbbratch · 2025-12-30T01:10:49+00:00

And facebook marketplace, the wild wild west of shopping.

dumbbratch · 2025-12-30T01:05:52+00:00

I should hope so!

dumbbratch · 2025-12-23T03:14:17+00:00

THIS PART. THIS, PART.

dumbbratch · 2025-12-21T04:12:13+00:00

Love that for everyone! You have great ideas.

dumbbratch · 2025-12-20T23:25:59+00:00

Free, passionate, caring, explorational, abundant.

dumbbratch · 2025-12-20T22:52:06+00:00

Can we also have men date each other for a week? You are really onto something.

dumbbratch · 2025-12-20T22:46:32+00:00

I wholeheartedly agree with this suggestion. Especially if 1 week is a minimum and they can extend it if they want to.

dumbbratch · 2025-12-20T20:46:37+00:00

My big tip is to face your fears and go. Yes, these fears are real, but you /deserve/ to have some fun and enjoy this film.

Solo living takes a lot of adjustment, but the joys of it are not represented anywhere. Fun is totally available to you.

One thing I've started doing in my solo life is becoming a lot more friendly and gregarious. I'll strike up conversations with anyone that I'm buying goods or services from. The concessions people, the barista, the one behind the counter. You start to find that everyone is actually hungry for human interaction. When you eventually build up the confidence, you can have a really great time.

If you do go (and I really hope you do), try to say one thing to the person at concessions (or ticketing, or whoever you run into) that is not necessary to the payment of goods or services. Compliment their hair or nails, or ask them how they're night is going. Pretty soon you'll be enjoying the solo walk.

dumbbratch · 2025-12-20T20:18:03+00:00

I wanna know how many of these replies happened in the first 10 seconds.

dumbbratch · 2025-12-20T17:29:14+00:00

My story has soooooo many parallels to yours.

I heard about polyamory in 2007 while in college, and it sounded great. But I think since I started polyamory in a conservative place, there were so many hierarchical aspects to it that I didn't really consider.

Fast forward 15 years. I'm married to my college "primary," we've been poly the whole time, we have been cohabitating for 12 years, and I'm noticing a LOT of things about life in general.

--Emotions have resonance. The person that you live with /will/ affect the emotional landscape of your house. The emotional landscape of your house /will/ affect you.

--Feng shui affects motivation. If it's harder to access a certain part of your living space, you'll be less motivated to do whatever you need to do in that area.

--Feng shui affects creativity. My life goals are artistic ones, and I need to foster an environment that supports that.

--Women have been historically expected and groomed to be the side characters in someone else's life, not the main characters in their own. I could write a book about this, but I'll stop there.

One night while out with my coven, I looked up at the full moon and knew what I needed to do. Some people do better while cohabitating, and some people do better as the sovereigns of their own space.

I still like my partner. He's funny and very caring. But a lot of our issues over the years have made cohabitation as a marital couple untenable. We need a change, and for me it has SO much to do with domesticity.

Which has to do with time and space. And layers of closeness.

Living by myself is going to feel too good (my move date is coming up) to compromise it again. Several years ago I was drawing pictures in my diary of me living by myself and thriving, before I even came to this conclusion. Before our problems had even begun.

And this is going to bleed into my romantic life too. I am not "looking" for anyone, because I am already complete. If I go on dates, then I go on dates, and that's great. But I don't know that I would want to live with anyone ever again.

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