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7	->''I don't care now who's the blame\
8	I don't really wanna fight no more\
9	It's just time for letting go''
10	-->-- '''Music/TinaTurner''', "[[Film/WhatsLoveGotToDoWithIt1993 I Don't Wanna Fight]]"
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12	This is an index for tropes involving break-ups.
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14	A sub-category of LoveTropes and FriendshipTropes. Compare TheExIndex (some tropes are common to both as well). Contrast ReconciliationTropes.
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16	[[JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant Not to be confused with]] tropes involving [[BreakingAndDestructionTropes literal breaking]].
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18	!!Tropes
19	[[index]]
20	[floatboxright:
21	'''Also see:'''
22	* TheExIndex
23	* ReconciliationTropes
24	]
25	* AccidentalDeclarationOfLove: Because there is nothing that can break a good thing going when feelings get in the way.
26	* BetterAsFriends: Two people who have dated for a while realize that they are better as friends.
27	* BondBreaker: A member of a group of TrueCompanions leaves the group.
28	* BreakHisHeartToSaveHim: A character breaks up with another for their own safety.
29	* BreakingTheFellowship: A posse of people is split up, usually as a way of weakening them.
30	* BreakUpBonfire: After breaking up with someone, a character burns everything that reminds them of that person.
31	* BreakupBreakout: A performer achieves success after splitting off from a duo or entourage.
32	* BreakUpDemand: Someone else orders a breakup between two characters.
33	* BreakUpMakeUpScenario: Two characters break up before eventually getting back together.
34	* BreakupSong: A song about ending a relationship.
35	* CelebrityBreakUpSong: A break-up song written by a celebrity about another celebrity.
36	* DearJohnLetter: A break-up in writing.
37	* DefenestrateAndBerate: After breaking up with someone, a character throws all that person's belongings out a second-floor or higher window.
38	* DifferingPrioritiesBreakup: A breakup resulting from each person wanting things that will make the other unhappy.
39	* DinnerAndABreakup: A breakup in a public setting, like a restaurant, in an attempt to soften the blow to the person about to be broken up with.
40	* DisownedParent: A child breaks up with their parent.
41	* DisownedSibling: One sibling cuts ties with another.
42	* DowntimeDowngrade: Two characters who get together in a film have broken up in the sequel.
43	* DumpedViaTextMessage: A character gets dumped spontaneously over text.
44	* DumpThemAll: A character decides to break up with or reject ''all'' of their romantic suitors.
45	* EvilFormerFriend: Best friends turned deadly enemies.
46	* TheExsNewJerkass: When a character's ex's new S/O is a {{Jerkass}} to them and possibly others.
47	* FairWeatherEx: A character wants to get back with their ex because it's convenient for them.
48	* FalseSoulmate: Realizing this person isn't 'the one' after all usually involves breaking up.
49	* TheFirstCutIsTheDeepest: A character has emotional issues about romance following their first break-up.
50	* FootDraggingDivorcee: When one spouse refuses to break up.
51	* ForeverFling: A short-lived, youthful, passionate romance is the yardstick by which all the couple's subsequent romances are measured and fail.
52	* GriefInducedSplit: A couple breaks up after a tragedy.
53	* HeartbreakAndIceCream: Characters eat ice cream following a break up.
54	* HeartbrokenBadass: This can be due to a break-up.
55	* IHaveNoSon: When a parent cuts ties with their child.
56	* IntentionalHeartbreaker: Dating someone with the intent to break up with them.
57	* ItsNotYouItsMe: Lack of self-worth causes a character to end a relationship.
58	* ItsNotYouItsMyEnemies: TheHero breaks up with their LoveInterest on the grounds that they won't be safe with them.
59	* KidsPlayMatchBreaker: The children’s single parent starts dating again, and the kid(s) manipulate things to get them to break up.
60	* LeavingYouToFindMyself: A character breaks up with another as a result of CharacterDevelopment.
61	* LetsJustBeFriends: They break up, but they decide they'll be friends because they still care about each other.
62	* LostLoveMontage: A montage which plays after a break-up.
63	* LoveCannotOvercome: A LoveInterest breaks up with TheHero because they can't deal with the thrills and dangers of their partner's lifestyle.
64	* MagicalDivorce: A marriage is terminated through supernatural means.
65	* MakeUpOrBreakUp: A potential break-up situation when a character does something their partner doesn't approve of.
66	* TheMasqueradeWillKillYourDatingLife: A character's SecretIdentity causes issues with their dating life, possibly leading to a break-up.
67	* MatchmakerFailure: TheMatchmaker tries to set two people up with each other, only for it to end in disaster.
68	* MessOfWoe: An intense breakup causes you to neglect cleaning for several weeks.
69	* MinorFlawMajorBreakup: A character breaks up with their partner [[DisproportionateRetribution over a minor flaw]].
70	* MistakenForCheating: Characters break up due to one of them being falsely accused of cheating.
71	* TheMourningAfter: Refusing to love again due to still being hung up on a former lover.
72	* NotGoodWithRejection: A character doesn't respond well to a break-up.
73	* OffScreenBreakup: They broke up, but it never happened on-screen.
74	* OnTheRebound: Entering a relationship very quickly after breaking up.
75	* TheOneThatGotAway: A character has bittersweet memories of their ex.
76	* OperationJealousy: After a break up, a character may try dating other people to make their ex jealous.
77	* PleaseDumpMe: A character acts obnoxious in order to get their partner to break up with them.
78	* PlotMandatedFriendshipFailure: Good friends have a falling out after hitting rock bottom.
79	* ProxyBreakup: Alice wants to break-up with Bob, so she has Cindy do it for her. Hijinks Ensue.
80	* PsychoExGirlfriend: A break-up caused this character to snap and turn evil.
81	* ReboundBestFriend: Friends break up and then find replacement best friends.
82	* RejectedMarriageProposal: A couple may break up if one rejects the other's proposal.
83	* RelationshipRevolvingDoor: A couple keeps breaking up and then getting back together.
84	* RelationshipSabotage: If successful, it will lead to a break-up.
85	* ReplacementGoldfish: A character is replaced with another. Can include a character who has recently broken up starts a relationship with someone who looks/acts suspiciously similar to their ex.
86	* SecondActBreakup: The OfficialCouple temporarily breaks up in the middle of the story.
87	* SpurnedIntoSuicide: Getting dumped causes a character to kill themselves.
88	* SteppingStoneSpouse: A partner sacrifices for their spouse only to be left behind when fortunes increase.
89	* StrugglingSingleMother: A financially-dependent mother is left to raise her child(ren) alone after breaking up with the father of her child.
90	* TakeBackYourGift: A character returns a gift when their relationship ends.
91	* TakingTheKids: When a married couple parts way, one takes the children away with them.
92	* ThreateningToCutTies: When one half of a couple threatens to divorce/break up with the other half in an attempt to intimidate them.
93	* ToiletSeatDivorce: When a couple breaks up for silly reasons.
94	* TooMuchAlike: When applied to romantic relationships (or, less commonly, friendships). Two people break apart because they're too similar to each other; their shared traits clash and/or they have the same traits they don't like in themselves.
95	* TurnedOffByTheJerkass: A character gets dumped for being a jerk.
96	* WeUsedToBeFriends: Former friends went their separate ways.
97	* WhyWouldAnyoneTakeHimBack: A couple that breaks up due to the actions of one partner and then getting back together is seen as being implausible.
98	* YoureNotMyFather: When an offspring disowns their parent.
99	[[/index]]

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