How to Break Up Like an Adult: The Humane Exit (opens in new tab)

Breaking up is a universally terrible activity. Given the choice, most of us would rather audit our own taxes, stand on a crowded subway train for eternity, or sit through a four-hour avant-garde play than tell someone we once liked that we no longer wish to see their face. It is an excruciating chore. Yet, as we all stumble through romance, the research about how to exit relationships is—dare I say—almost uplifting. Let’s not limit ourselves to just one study’s wisdom. The importance of how ...