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Dumped, Actually
by Nick Spalding
Ollie Sweet's public proposal ends with Samantha breaking up with him. He turns the humiliation into a column, asking his readers how to recover from a failed relationship and testing their suggestions on himself.
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What makes it funny?
The advice sends Ollie into fresh embarrassments, including a painful grooming session and an encounter with wildlife that involves accidental exposure. His attempts to recover his dignity become popular reading for his online audience.
The comedy at work
Reader emails interrupt Ollie's story with advice and accounts of other breakups. Spalding uses that stream of suggestions to push a disappointed romantic into situations his idealized view of relationships hasn't prepared him for.
Try this if…
Breakup comedy with a male narrator, embarrassing physical mishaps and time spent working through hurt feelings. Ollie's efforts to understand himself matter alongside the dating trouble.
Good to know
The comedy includes nudity and intimate grooming. An early rooftop encounter involves a suicidal man, so the story's treatment of heartbreak includes more serious distress.
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Sources & further reading
- Oomph London review
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- The Hobbleit review
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