With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, The Telegraph asked: “What is your best break-up story?”

 
“My (ex)girlfriend lived in Australia, so I just stopped answering the phone, and things just worked themselves out.”
- Shaun Elmore
 
 
“I was broken up with via a text message after a full year of
dating.”
 
- Mike Gerhardt

 
 
“She accused me of being a ‘Peter Pan,’ like that was a bad thing.”

- Harris Abernathy
 
 
“I didn’t
know my ex was still married to another woman until I filed for divorce.”
 
- Amy McAteer


 
 
“I had my
new boyfriend call my ex boyfriend.”

- Jennifer London
 

 

In this week's issue...

May 14, 2026
The quad squad

Adult skate nights, DJs and a passionate crew fuel local roller skating renaissance
 

May 14, 2026
Recharging the EV market

High gas prices, revamped incentives aimed at rural drivers may help accelerate sales 

May 14, 2026
Just how bad was it?

Warm temps, weak snowpack drive second-largest skier drop in industry history