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Tag: breakups

  • Venn-Euler diagram with circles representing Romantic Breakups and Open-Source Tech Layoffs (the former overlaid with a broken heart icon, the latter with a background reminiscient of the Automattic logo). The items unique to each are 'paired': Who keeps the dog? / Who keeps the laptop?; Half your friends take "their side" / Half your friends still work for them; Slim chance of make-up sex / Slim chance of meaningful reference; Find out in person (unless they're a monster) / Find out by email (with 10 minutes notice); Comes with a brutal list of your flaws / Comes with no useful feedback whatsoever; "I'm happier on my own anyway!" / "Oh fuck, how am I going to pay the bills?"; Bags in the hallway / Bags under your eyes. The intersection of both circles includes: Trash talk; Risk of rebound; "How did I not see this coming?"; Sadness when you wake up without them; Still feel responsible for the things you produced; Emotionally gruelling.

    Breakups vs Layoffs

    I've had a few breakups, but I've only been made redundant once. There's a surprising overlap between the two! Here, let's put a Venn-Euler diagram together...

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    • posted 22 April, 2025
  • Dumping for Dummies

    Ruth wrote:



    Wow, it's been nearly a month since I put finger to key for the sake of this old thing. In case anyone's wondering, I was feeling hurt and a bit isolated due to the total lack of concern you all showed when I had my first taste of bereavement (with the notable โ€ฆ

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    • posted 13 August, 2007
  • Easter Break

    I'm sitting doing some work on a web site for one of our clients, and Reb (you know, the ex-girlfriend) sends me another text message:
    you around for easter? xx
    As it happens, I won't be. I could go visit my family for Easter, but this would result in two things happening:

    My family โ€ฆ

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    • posted 8 April, 2003
  • A Message From Reb

    I received an interesting text message from my ex-girlfriend Reb today. It read:
    I was thinking, you know how you used to say i could have your diaries when you died. can i still? not that i wish you dead or anything, i was just wondering.
    Yeh; sure - it sounds like you love me โ€ฆ

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    • posted 4 April, 2003
  • Image representing post: Scatman's World

    Scatman's World

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    Back in early 2002, right after a shitty break-up, I moved back in with my dad and spent my nights making an alternative music video to Scatman John's "Scatman's World" out of photos of me and my friends and snippets of badly-lipsynched webcam footage. It's full of in-jokes and if you don't already โ€ฆ

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    • posted 6 January, 2002

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