There is nothing more stressful and complex than a friendship breakup.

Sometimes, things don't work out for bizarre reasons.

He'll never be rid of her after this.

Imagine learning that the story of how you met your partner was far from the truth. This dude had been telling his friends and family that he met his then wife seven years ago and knew her as the best friend of his little brother. Little did he know, however, that his wife knew exactly who her husband was when they first met. In fact, she knew who he was over two whole years prior to that "fateful" moment. Perhaps fateful is the wrong word, as it was a highly orchestrated and calculated meet cu…

In fairness, there's certainly no easy way to break up with someone. You can try to be as prepared and as measured as possible, but in the end, it always goes down differently than expected because at the end of the day, relationships are a two-way street. Your experience of how something is or isn't working will inevitably clash with the other person's perspective. So when you're finally readying yourself for that unfortunate conversation, it's unavoidable that someone will say something surpr…

You would think people would be on their best behavior on a first date.

We all know that a breakup can bring about a whirlwind of emotions.

Let's take it back to your first real relationship.

Never cheat on a welder!

Sometimes, people take petty revenge ever so slightly too far.

Sometimes, breakups happen because of reasons that feel inevitable, and sometimes they happen because of the most unexpected reasons. For instance, one might consider having an entirely separate family in a different country to be a bit unexpected. Keep scrolling below for this collection of confessions surrounding recent breakups, compiled from Reddit's r/AskReddit thread. For more compilations like this, check out these top worst first dates and these bizarre coworker tales!

2023 definitely started off on a bad note for this couple!

This is a great example of how petty revenge begets more petty revenge.

This woman clearly really needs this vacation.

The audacity of this woman!

Living with another person is always an adjustment, but sometimes, it couldn't be more obvious who's in the right and who's in the wrong.