Author: Claire Donovan

Breakups are supposed to create distance. At least that’s the assumption people often carry when a relationship ends like two individuals move in separate directions, new routines form, and gradually the emotional intensity of the past begins to soften. A former partner may disappear from daily life, though their presence continues to exist online. Their photos still appear in search results. Their name remains easy to type into a search bar. A few seconds of curiosity can open a window into fragments of their life. Many people know the feeling, a quiet moment arrives, perhaps late at night or during…