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  • The following novels featuring breakup quotes: You Exist Too Much by Zaina Arafat, Nevada by Imogen Binnie, and Abandon Me by Melissa Febos
    book lists

    25 Quotes From Queer Authors About
    Heartbreak, Loss and Moving the F*ck On

    Riese
    Apr 13, 2021
  • NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 12: Ashlyn Harris and Ali Krieger attend The Launch of The New Connected Watch by TAG Heuer at The Caldwell Factory on March 12, 2020 in New York City. (Photo by Brian Ach/Getty Images for TAG Heuer )
    celebrities (vapid fluff)

    Soccer Stars Ashlyn Harris and Ali Krieger Are
    Indeed Divorcing, Thus Deeply Saddening the Lesbian Community

    Riese
    Oct 11, 2023
  • ASADENA, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 03: (L-R) Kylie Prew and JoJo Siwa attend a drive-in screening and performance for the Paramount+ original movie "The J Team" at the Rose Bowl on September 03, 2021 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Leon Bennett/Getty Images)
    celebrities (vapid fluff)

    JoJo Siwa and Her Girlfriend Kylie Broke Up
    and We Are Moving Through It With Grace

    Riese
    Nov 1, 2021
  • A person stands with a rainbow flag draped over their head, staring off into the middle distance.
    love + sex

    31 Reasons Why It’s Fine That
    We’re Single in a Pandemic, Thanks!

    the team
    Feb 12, 2021
  • The following novels featuring breakup quotes: You Exist Too Much by Zaina Arafat, Nevada by Imogen Binnie, and Abandon Me by Melissa Febos
    book lists

    25 Quotes From Queer Authors About
    Heartbreak, Loss and Moving the F*ck On

    Riese
    Apr 13, 2021
  • NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 12: Ashlyn Harris and Ali Krieger attend The Launch of The New Connected Watch by TAG Heuer at The Caldwell Factory on March 12, 2020 in New York City. (Photo by Brian Ach/Getty Images for TAG Heuer )
    celebrities (vapid fluff)

    Soccer Stars Ashlyn Harris and Ali Krieger Are
    Indeed Divorcing, Thus Deeply Saddening the Lesbian Community

    Riese
    Oct 11, 2023
  • ASADENA, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 03: (L-R) Kylie Prew and JoJo Siwa attend a drive-in screening and performance for the Paramount+ original movie "The J Team" at the Rose Bowl on September 03, 2021 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Leon Bennett/Getty Images)
    celebrities (vapid fluff)

    JoJo Siwa and Her Girlfriend Kylie Broke Up
    and We Are Moving Through It With Grace

    Riese
    Nov 1, 2021
  • A person stands with a rainbow flag draped over their head, staring off into the middle distance.
    love + sex

    31 Reasons Why It’s Fine That
    We’re Single in a Pandemic, Thanks!

    the team
    Feb 12, 2021
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The following novels featuring breakup quotes: You Exist Too Much by Zaina Arafat, Nevada by Imogen Binnie, and Abandon Me by Melissa Febos
book lists

25 Quotes From Queer Authors About Heartbreak, Loss and Moving the F*ck On

“I want you to know, if you ever read this, there was a time when I would rather have had you by my side than any one of these words;…
Riese —
Apr 13, 2021
ali krieger
ashlyn harris
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 12: Ashlyn Harris and Ali Krieger attend The Launch of The New Connected Watch by TAG Heuer at The Caldwell Factory on March 12, 2020 in New York City. (Photo by Brian Ach/Getty Images for TAG Heuer )
celebrities (vapid fluff)

Soccer Stars Ashlyn Harris and Ali Krieger Are Indeed Divorcing, Thus Deeply Saddening the Lesbian Community

Soccer legend Ashlyn Harris has filed for divorce from soccer legend Ali Krieger, leaving the community mourning the separation of two exquisite jawlines and wondering if love is in fact…
Riese —
Oct 11, 2023
jojo siwa
love is a lie
ASADENA, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 03: (L-R) Kylie Prew and JoJo Siwa attend a drive-in screening and performance for the Paramount+ original movie "The J Team" at the Rose Bowl on September 03, 2021 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Leon Bennett/Getty Images)
celebrities (vapid fluff)

JoJo Siwa and Her Girlfriend Kylie Broke Up and We Are Moving Through It With Grace

JoJo Siwa confirmed on Paris Hilton’s podcast that she and her girlfriend Kylie did indeed break up.
Riese —
Nov 1, 2021
Lists/Top 10s
love is a lie
A person stands with a rainbow flag draped over their head, staring off into the middle distance.
love + sex

31 Reasons Why It’s Fine That We’re Single in a Pandemic, Thanks!

7. endless time to wrap your mind around what was really wrong with all of your exes
the team —
Feb 12, 2021
love is a lie
Ashley Benson and Cara Delevingne kiss in a bathtub
celebrities (vapid fluff)

Love Is a Lie: A Vapid Fluff Timeline of Heartbreak

“lol at my life, break up with someone right after you put out a love song about them, looool gonna go cry forever.”
the team —
Feb 12, 2021
love is a lie
Katie McGrath bloody in a bathtub.
television

10 Times Queer TV Taught Me Love Is a Lie

“You want proof love is a lie?? Let me dramatically pull back the curtains and show you the broken shards of my heart on the floor!”
Valerie Anne —
Feb 12, 2021
love is a lie
A person is wearing headphones and looking really grumpy
music

Playlist: That Love Was a Lie

We’re kicking off today’s festivities with a super neutral, super chill playlist of breakup songs. Is love a lie?? I mean, you tell us.
the team —
Feb 12, 2021
also.also.also
elliot page
Elliott Page and their partner Emma on a red carpet event, both have their hair slicked back into low bungs and have on black suits with black collared shirts underneath.
society + culture

Also.Also.Also: Elliot Page Is Getting Divorced, Another Day in the Books for Love Being a Lie

Yes, some thoughts about Elliot Page’s divorce. And also: Black Sign Language, Andra Day on Billie Holiday (we can’t wait for the movie next month!), and breaking up with white…
Carmen Phillips —
Jan 26, 2021
a+ roundtable
love is a lie
a woman writes a letter while seated. text reads: "Open Letters to Our Exes"
af+

You Oughta Know: The Letters to Our Exes We Won’t Send

But we will show you!
the team —
Jul 30, 2020
ashley benson
cara delevingne
BREAKING: Cara Delevingne and Ashley Benson Reportedly Split in Quarantine, Love Remains a Lie
celebrities (vapid fluff)

BREAKING: Cara Delevingne and Ashley Benson Reportedly Split in Quarantine, Love Remains a Lie

But who gets custody of the rescue puppies and the sex bench?!?!?
Stef —
May 6, 2020
love is a lie
you need help
You Need Help: Will I Ever Get Over My First Ex or Is Closure a Myth
breakups

You Need Help: Will I Ever Get Over My First Ex or Is Closure a Myth

Closure is a choice — often one you have to make on your own. And it’s absolutely okay to not be friends with an ex.
Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —
Apr 21, 2020
love is a lie
you need help
You Need Help: How Do I Stop Thinking About the Ex Who Cheated on Me?
breakups

You Need Help: How Do I Stop Thinking About the Ex Who Cheated on Me?

Betrayal burrows into brains. When cheating comes to light, there’s a tendency to obsess over the minute details. You’ll replay things in your head, wonder how they were able to…
Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —
Apr 14, 2020
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