An Annotated Map of Public Breakup Stories
We're charting the places and stories behind heartbreaks shared with former partners—and anyone else who happened to be nearby at the time. Please submit yours if you'd like to add it to our United States map, which will be published on VICE.com on February 10. (We won't publish your email or use it for anything other than reaching out if we really love your story).

Here's an example story from a VICE staffer: "I walked with her from the Megabus stop like I was walking to my own execution, because I knew our 6 1/2 year relationship was ending. We sat on the bleachers of the outdoor food court and she spoke the words that I had already imagined her saying a thousand times on the subway ride over. I still wasn't prepared. She sat with me as I sobbed for over an hour and several strangers offered me tissues. When we parted ways in the station, I immediately went into the nearest drug store, bought hair dye and a large bag of candy, and went home."
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Where did the breakup take place? *
Please include an address (remember, of a public place) and Google Maps link and be as specific as possible. (Ex: Right in front of The Shark, a bar in my college town; on the corner of North 7th and Bedford in Williamsburg.) No private addresses, please! This version of our map includes breakups inside the United States.
Tell us about the breakup! *
What was the general nature of the conversation? Who initiated it? If you were the person who initiated, did you pick the location where you broke up intentionally and why? How did the environment play a role in the conversation. Was it loud? Were there onlookers? How did the conversation end, and how do you think the location affected the breakup?  
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