Breaking up with B
B and I broke up. Actually we did it about two months ago.
I don’t know what I want to say about that right now.
What I do know is this: I feel a need to start writing again. (In part due to some encouragement, thanks SP.) And to do that, I need to fill in this particular blank in my narrative. While the our breakup isn’t news to any of our friends, there are some people who read this who may not have heard (including those who may read this in the future). A lot of what I want to write will only make sense in the context of our breakup.
So, while there might not be a lot of good reading right here, there’s enough that it’s worth a post.
Also, I want to start writing shorter, more frequent posts. Part of my literary dry spell has been that I haven’t had the time or energy to put into multi-day planned & edited diatribes. (They’re not necessarily good reading either.) But short posts are good for getting thoughts out as they crop up. (This one is coming ten minutes before bedtime.)
Short and incomplete is better than not at all. And with that, I think I’ll end this one. More to come.

I have always wanted to ask those who choose to announce their break ups via social networking sites:
What is your goal, what is the purpose of announcing? Is it cathartic being the first to out your break up to the public? Is it some sort of one-up-manship? Are you looking for support, someone to pat you on your virtual back in empathy?
Have you considered the other part of your equation? How does your ex feel about the end of your shared love life being broadcast? Were they consulted, or was it considered how your posting may complicate their pain?
How will this posting affect other relationships, will it change how your friends view you and how strangers will perceive what you are about?
They say behind every great song is a heartbreak…are you hoping that the same can be said for blogs?
I think “mentioning” a breakup is very different from going into some depth about it – sharing private details, venting about your ex, etc. Blogs are both public and intensely private entities. They can be cathartic for their authors. They can be record keepers as well. Both things can be powerful aspects of the healing process.
Though I do think that giving an ex the heads up before posting something relating to the breakup is a good idea – more because it’s kind to them and will, hopefully, avoid a negative reaction, than because it is owed in any way. Good luck, in any case. I have complete confidence in your ability to manage this space in a kind – but still owned by you – way.