How to Feel Better: A Breakup Diary

How to Feel Better: A Breakup Diary

An interview with my ex

On jealousy, insecurity and controlling tendencies

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Ariane Sherine
Nov 13, 2025
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a bouquet of brightly-coloured flowers
Every time I got upset, he would buy me a bunch of flowers.

I still feel guilty for writing this blog. I am an absolute car crash of a human being, and it’s not even a nice car. It’s an old banger from 1980.

On Tuesday, understandably, I got some pushback for dissing my ex on here. One of my Twitter followers (I’m damned if I’m calling it X!) suggested I give my ex an unedited right-of-reply post.

I made the offer, but he’s extremely busy at work in the run-up to Black Friday. So I decided to interview him instead, and have written down his answers verbatim. Here goes…

Me: You’ve read my blog about you. What did you think?

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