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Susan LaMarca

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Women are posting their divorce glow-ups on TikTok as part of the “the divorce effect” trend

Anna is a freelance writer with far too much time on her hands. When she&#8217;s not writing about memes and internet slang, she can be found running TTRPGs online.

Anna Good

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Entertainment

“The most British way to destroy a man’s reputation”: The internet is all about Lily Allen’s breakup song, “4chan stan”

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Lily Allen’s breakup album “West End Girl” has fans laughing, crying, and meme-posting all at once

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“Just calling to disturb your peace”: People are calling their exes to say goodnight in TikTok’s latest trend

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Lindsey Weedston

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“Those two crazy kids”: Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham divide fans after posting project teaser to social media

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“Don’t do this to me right now”: The “but there was a time” trend is emotionally devastating social media

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“She’s not the one”: Couple breaks up over clown collection, but who’s at fault?

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Rebekah Harding

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Craig Conover of “Southern Charm” admits to using ChatGPT as his therapist after Paige DeSorbo breakup

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‘Cut the corners off the fitted sheets’: Woman’s breakup video sparks a flood of hilariously petty revenge tactics—20 of the best

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‘You escaped’: Woman calls off engagement after fiancé won’t stop saying she’ll ‘give him a baby’

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The internet reacts to Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez’s divorce—with memes 

Stacy Fernández is a freelance writer, project manager and communications specialist. She’s worked at The Texas Tribune, The Dallas Morning News and run social for The Education Trust New York. Her favorite hobby is finding hidden gems at the thrift store, she loves a good audio book and is a chocolate enthusiast.

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‘That’s a whole picture of another woman’: Woman breaks up with boyfriend over tattoo, says he tried to gaslight her into thinking it was portrait of her

Mustafa Gatollari has been an internet culture writer for over a decade. He has a passion for connecting what’s trending on social media to solid research—helping to separate clout-chasing claims from facts.

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‘Looks like only one of us made it’: Woman gets revenge on man who broke up with her to focus on getting in the NFL

Alexandra Samuels is a national political reporter and contributor to the Daily Dot, where she started as an intern covering politics in the summer of 2016. She enjoys all things Marvel, keeping up with the latest TikTok trends, long walks with her pup, and reading murder-mystery novels.

Alexandra Samuels

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College quarterback blasted by ex-girlfriend in savage AF breakup TikTok

Josh Katzowitz is a staff writer at the Daily Dot specializing in YouTube and boxing. His work has appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and Los Angeles Times. A longtime sports writer, he&#8217;s covered the NFL for CBSSports.com and boxing for Forbes. His work has been noted twice in the Best American Sports Writing book series.

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