It's cuffing season: the time of year where the weather cools down and folks look for a warm body to cuddle up with. But we're getting into some of the less warm and fuzzy aspects of dating. This week – a lot of us have seen how explosive breakup stories have been on social media. From Reesa Teesa's "Who TF did I marry..." to Spritely's breakup song, these posts have been drawing gasps and gaining traction. But is it harmless fun, or an invasion of privacy?To find out, Brittany is joined by Molly McPherson, crisis PR expert, and Rebecca Jennings, senior correspondent at Vox. They get into what people actually get out of breakup posting - and discuss their theories of poster's etiquette.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
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Hello, hello. I'm Brittany Luce, and you're listening to It's Been a Minute from NPR, a show about what's going on in culture and why it doesn't happen by accident. Let's say you've been dating someone for a while. You think things are going well. You go on a trip together and And their ex is at the same resort by coincidence. You gotta be kidding me. Your partner and their ex run off together.
You're heartbroken. Sad, right? Do you post a story about this? Maybe a TikTok or Instagram? I don't know. Do you share the details online? What would you do?
Oh my God. Well, first of all, this is like the saddest situation. I hate this for me. But okay, I know exactly what I would do. Okay. I would have not one margarita, I would have like 12 margaritas. And then I would post probably something to my close friends on Instagram being like, what the .
And then when I was sober the next morning, I would delete that and then not post for like a year and only text with a core group of friends until I was ready to emerge Phoenix-like back onto everyone's timelines better than ever and glowed up.
Did you hear that? It's the sound of cuffing season. The time of year where the weather cools down and folks look for a warm body to cuddle up with. But we're getting into some of the less warm and fuzzy aspects of dating. For the next couple of weeks on It's Been a Minute, we're kicking off cuffing season with some of the big questions and big debates about dating.
This week, a lot of us have seen how explosive breakup stories have been on social media. From Risa T says, who the F did I marry? Hi and welcome. We all know why you're here. You're here for part of the new series that I'm calling Who the F? Did I marry? To Spritely, a.k.a. Texas Breakup Girl, and her TikTok breakup hit.
Imagine you live in L.A. with your boyfriend and everything's going amazing till he says, babe, I want to move back to Texas to be closer to my dad.
But we want to know, is it okay to post breakup details online? We asked people on the street to hear what they had to say.
I just think it's messy. I think it can come back to haunt you. Even if it's something really egregious, I would feel embarrassed posting it.
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