Tell me your worst breakup story

My decade-long relationship with my ex husband ended four years ago. It became clear he was unhappy and we were fighting a lot, so we decided to take a break. I packed what I could fit of mine and my son's stuff into the back of two cars, and I moved away from my home. I had every intention of going back. A couple of months later, it became clear that my ex wanted the separation to be permanent. Out of love for him, I ignored my own broken heart and agreed. I asked him out of respect for me navigating life without him (we had been together the entirety of our adult lives), if he could wait to start any relationships, just for a little while. He agreed. Fast forward a month and it came to light he was sleeping with a coworker who had moved in with him. They made it official three months after I left. It was one of the hardest chapters of my life, and the emotional agony was horrible, but looking back, I'm glad it happened. I found myself after it all fell apart, and four years later I am in a happy, healthy relationship and doing better than I ever have. I promise there is a light at the end of the tunnel. I'm sorry you're going through it.

i was never in an official relationship with this person because the timing was not right. but the way things ended felt like a breakup. i was also in a very toxic situationship(ish) situation with someone else when i met this guy. two days before i met him, i was sa’d. i started talking to this guy when a friend set us up. we lived about three hours away, and he lived in the same college town as my best friend. him and i instantly clicked and started facetiming for hours right after talking for a bit. a few days later he told my best friend that he was falling really fast, he was planning on eventually making it official, and he knew i was going to disneyland in a couple days so he bought a ticket and came to meet me one of the days i was there. he treated me the way a man should treat a girl for the weeks that we were “together.” he showed me the other toxic situation i was in was not okay for anyone, so i left it thanks to him. he was insanely respectful with me and it was right after the other horrible event that happened lol, so clearly i had a very quick emotional attachment to him. his (crazy manipulative) ex girlfriend who met me once through the friend that set us up found out i was talking to him, and through a lot of unfortunate events, he ended up saying he needed to take the summer to do no contact with me and her to decide what he wanted. i was pretty heart broken about it for a while, but he stayed in contact with my friend and would talk to her about his feelings about me, and things were seeming really good for the future of us possibly getting together. but, then i met someone else, brandon, and didn’t have any hope for it because i was planning on waiting for this other guy. but i fell for him despite not wanting to, and he fell for me. we ended up together, and the other guy texted me the day after my boyfriend and i made it official, saying he was ready to pick up where we left off. i told him it was too late, and we remained friends for a while until i realized staying friends while still having remains of feelings (brandon knew about my feelings and was okay with it, knowing what it was linked to and my ocd regarding relationships) was not healthy for my relationship. almost two years later and brandon and i are still together, healthy, and happier than ever. so heartbreak is temporary, and will lead to something even better.