There will be rumors over why they split. We create memes about their demise. We guess about what happened, place blame on whose fault it was, make assumptions about who was cheating or if someone is an alcoholic or has anger issues or whatever. Looking for similarities in our own experiences, we glean something we didn't know before that might help us navigate our own lives. We want to blame someone or something, to justify what happened.

When two people disrupt a marriage, break a bond, it takes time, and it's even sadder when children are involved. A break-up cannot be summed up in a meme or a blog post. Last week, I wrote a piece about what we can learn from celebrity breakups for Digital Romance. This article focused on Taylor Swift and her infamous rocky relationship history. There are sad and messy experiences all of us deal with in life, and the end of a romantic relationship is one.

We all make mistakes, we all learn, we all grieve and eventually move on. Hopefully we are better for it in the end, and move on to happier, more fulfilling relationships. To read my article on lessons we can learn from celebrity break-ups, click here. In the meantime, be good to each other. Pass along kindness over blame. Love trumps hate. We create memes about their demise and guess about what happened, placing blame on whose fault it was.

We glean something we didn't know before that might help us navigate our own lives, wanting to blame someone or something to justify what happened. But break-ups are emotionally wrenching, complicated, and heart-breaking experiences resulting from years of misunderstandings and harsh words spoken. When two people disrupt a marriage and break a bond, it takes time, and it's even sadder when children are involved since a break-up cannot be summed up in a meme or blog post.