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Welcome to Just Break Up, the podcast about love, heartbreak, and all the relationship advice

you don't want to hear. My name is Sierra de Mulder. And I'm Sam Blackwell. And today we're going to answer a letter from somebody whose boyfriend broke up with her and is now pretending like he didn't. But before we begin, we just want to give you our Surgeon General's warning, which is that Sierra and I are not licensed mental health practitioners. No, we are not. We are not

professionals. We are not trained in any of this. So please, please, please take our advice.

As you see fit, we're only here to offer our humble musings to hopefully shed some understanding

and maybe some laughs about the incredibly rewarding, but mostly confusing experience that is love.

All right.

Let's get right into today's letter.

So today's letter comes from small and sad, which is very sad, whose pronouns are she,

her, who is writing from the bottom of the barrel.

Hi, Sam, and Sierra.

In some ways, it feels a little strange to write to total strangers on the internet. But of course, in others, you both have become such a big part of my week that it feels like a natural thing to do. I cannot thank you enough for all the wisdom, affirmation, and validation you have given to me as a listener over the years. This is my first time writing, and as many say, they find it cathartartic even if you don't end up reading the

letter I'm hoping that this will be useful to my heavy heart and muddled head so to my question

slash situation I she her have been dating my partner he him let's call him B for almost three years

now we're both in our late 20s B has been a huge part of my. I moved countries for my grad studies and met him not too soon after I landed.

He has been such a huge support over the years, my best friend, and helped me navigate a huge

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