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When breakups leave you stranded in communities that are not yours

I moved to a small town with my partner for their job and after they left me I am still here and everyone knows our story and I feel trapped and visible and alone.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Geographic isolation compounds emotional isolation when your presence in a place was contingent on a relationship that no longer exists.

Ideas that help explain it
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“Where Are You with Chronic loneliness vs. situational loneliness?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.