breakups
When it comes to breakups, pain is inevitable, but Humans thinks that suffering is optional.
Chronic Ache in the Soul of a Single Parent . Top Story - March 2026.
There is a chronic ache in the soul of a single parent. It lingers, feeling endless. This ache feels so difficult, especially when you look at other families. They seem so… whole. They seem so joyful and complete. There is a husband and a wife and children in a stroller. Thinking about your single state, you realize how awkward you feel, how out of place at various functions and gatherings. They are all happily together and you’re miserably alone. Disappointment with the current life circumstances just settles in to stay, or so it feels. How could these layers of disappointment be broken up anyhow?
By Rowan Finley 7 months ago in Humans
Take a Picture
I joined an online Trauma recovery group for women. I was reading a young ladies post and had a flashback that took me way back. Way back to a time I thought was long forgotten. It was obviously still fresh inside me. I thought to respond with what I learned from it. Hoping to help. Maybe do something positive with something so negative from my past. The girl writing was talking about something very familiar to a lot of victims who often end up going back to their abusers. Sometimes, several times, and for various reasons. I could go on forever about the various reasons victims of abuse go back to their abusers, but I want to write about one today because this young ladies’ post triggered me to do what I refer to from time to time as “Time Travelling.”
By Dana Mary Colleen Campbell7 months ago in Humans
Ghosting Recovery Strategies Help Singles Regain Confidence And Emotional Balance
The phenomenon of ghosting, an abrupt and unexplainable vanishing of a partner in a romantic relationship has become quite prevalent in the dating culture. To those receiving it, it may be shocking, disorienting and very intimate. The absence of the conclusion is what tends to make people wonder what went wrong, revisiting the conversation, and finding answers which are not always forthcoming. Such uncertainty might add to emotional stress because the lack of communication does not allow resolving the situation naturally and instead leaves it open-ended, which is more difficult to process and proceed to work with clarity.
By Robert Smith7 months ago in Humans
Orbiting Behavior Shows How Digital Connections Complicate Breakup Recovery
Orbiting is a recent dating trend in which a person who has broken up with their partner carries on interacting with their ex in the virtual world. This may be by liking their posts, viewing their stories or sometimes responding without the need to create any direct contact. Orbiting psychologically connects people unlike in the traditional break up where distance tended to bring emotional distance. It leaves a paradox of having a person who is not actually there in person, but is online, and the other one is unable to fully process the distance and proceed with alertness.
By Robert Smith7 months ago in Humans
The Day Reality Didn’t Feel Real
It started like any other day. I woke up to the sound of my alarm, reached for my phone, and turned it off without even opening my eyes. The room felt the same. The light coming through the window looked normal. Nothing seemed out of place.
By Imran Ali Shah7 months ago in Humans
Why Do the Elderly Crave Sweets
Many families notice the same surprising pattern as their loved ones age: older adults often develop a stronger craving for sweets. Grandparents who once preferred savory meals may suddenly reach for cookies, candy, ice cream, or sugary drinks more often than they used to.
By AnthonyBTV7 months ago in Humans
You’re Not Confused — They’re Just Not That Invested. AI-Generated.
If you have to decode it, something is already wrong. Read that again and let it sit for a second. When someone is genuinely interested in you, communication rarely feels like a puzzle. You don’t need a roundtable discussion with your friends to interpret a three-word text. You don’t reread conversations ten times looking for hidden meaning. You don’t study their response times like you’re analyzing stock market trends.
By Fault Lines8 months ago in Humans
A Simple Habit That Made My Life Better
A few years ago, my life felt like it was moving too fast. Every morning started with the same routine: the alarm ringing, my hand reaching for the phone, and within seconds I was scrolling through messages, emails, and social media. Before I even got out of bed, my mind was already full of noise.
By Imran Ali Shah8 months ago in Humans
The Text Message I Was Never Supposed To See...
Can't wait to feel you inside me again tonight baby" read the text message that appeared on my girlfriend's phone while she was in the shower, except I was standing in our kitchen two hundred miles away from where she claimed to be on a business trip, and the message definitely wasn't meant for me.
By The Curious Writer8 months ago in Humans
The Wedding Video That Destroyed Everything
I thought I was creating the perfect romantic surprise when I hired a videographer to follow my fiancée for a week and compile our love story, but what the footage captured instead destroyed my entire world in the span of eighteen horrifying minutes.
By The Curious Writer8 months ago in Humans
