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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Iris Ren | Graphic Artist

I don’t wish you the best

Daniela Cejudo Curiel November 14, 2024
I would love to be mature and say I wish my ex all the best — but I don’t. I don’t wish him the worst, but I will never wish him the best. 
Emma Clement | Senior Graphic Artist

The heartbreak of growing apart: Why friendship breakups cut deep

Keira Footer October 28, 2024
We all like to believe that regardless of how many romantic partners come and go, our true friends will stick around no matter what. This is why friendship breakups often hurt more than regular breakups. While romance is usually complex, you’d think friendships would be anything but. 
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

Ask Abby (or Analise): Ripping off the breakup bandaid –– here’s how

Analise Bruno September 8, 2024

Dear Abby: I have to confess, I’m thinking of breaking up with my boyfriend. Don’t get me wrong, he’s a great guy and I still love him, but we’ve been fighting a lot recently, and it’s draining...

Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

Ask Abby (or Analise): Can we ever really be friends with our exes?

Analise Bruno September 3, 2024

Dear Abby: My ex and I just split and in her last text to me she asked if we could still be friends. I’m still really hurt, but I really do love and miss her — but how can I settle for just being a...

Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

Ask Abby (or Analise): What I wished I had known about love before college

Analise Bruno April 25, 2024
For the final “Ask Abby” of the semester, I thought I would do something special by offering my perspective on love, relationships and all things dating that I wish I knew prior to being in college.
Haley Alvarez-Lauto | Senior Graphic Artist

I don’t need to be loved by you

Josh Rosenthal April 28, 2023
My desire to feel loved by past partners was so strong that it eclipsed my well-being.
WILSHERE: Playing "The Ex Games"

WILSHERE: Playing “The Ex Games”

Meredith Wilshere October 14, 2015

No breakup is ever easy. I learned this after the end of my freshman year of college when I bid my boo-thang adieu with a very sly, “Okay kid, don’t be a stranger.” He would be graduating and venturing...

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