History Main / OffscreenBreakup

* {{Parodied}} in ''VideoGame/LeisureSuitLarry5PassionatePattiDoesALittleUndercoverWork''. For various reasons [[UnInstallment there was no Leisure Suit Larry 4]], with Larry and Patti's break-up being one of the events that was supposedly covered in the "missing" game.

* {{Parodied}} in ''VideoGame/LeisureSuitLarry5PassionatePattiDoesALittleUndercoverWork''. For various reasons [[UnInstallment there was no Leisure Suit Larry 4]], with Larry and Patti's break-up being one of the events that supposedly happened in the "missing" game.

** ''Everyone'' in Homestuck ends up doing this. Besides the aforementioned, there are also, at various points of the three-year timeskip, Karkat and Terezi, Dave and Terezi, [[FoeYay Gamzee and Terezi]], [[MoralityPet Karkat and Gamzee]], and Jake and Dirk. Just about the only couple that is still together is Rose and Kanaya.

* Professor Klump does get the girl in Eddie Murphy's version of ''Film/{{The Nutty Professor|1996}}''. He's lost her again by the beginning of its sequel. We can guess why it happened this time, but the implied reason itself is a ShockingSwerve.

* In the first season of ''VideoGame/CriminalCase'', GPD's Forensics Expert, Grace Delaney, was engaged to a man named Luke Harris. When the player meets Grace again in Season 3, she mentioned that she's broken off her engagement to pursue a research career in Antarctica.

* Happens repeatedly to Ratchet in Franchise/RatchetAndClank, as Ratchet regularly starts to get interested in whatever new female character is introduced in the game, and then in the next she'll be gone and usually won't even be mentioned.

* Superman and Wonder Woman date each other throughout the WesternAnimation/DCAnimatedMovieUniverse starting from ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueThroneOfAtlantis''. However, by the time of ''WesternAnimation/TheDeathOfSuperman'', they've broken up and Clark started dating Lois Lane with Diana hooking up with Steve Trevor in ''WEsternAnimation/WonderWomanBloodlines''.

* Osaragi from ''Manga/KaguyaSamaLoveIsWar'' casually reveals in chapter 158 that she broke up with Kazeno over winter break after less than a week of dating. The whole thing is PlayedForLaughs since [[OffscreenRomance they orginally hooked up offscreen]] as well.

* [[Comicbook/AllNewXMen O5 Angel]] and Comicbook/{{X 23}} are currently in Schrödinger's Relationship. After the end of ''All-New X-Men Vol. 2'' and the conclusion of the "Enemy of the State II" arc of ''Comicbook/AllNewWolverine'' they haven't appeared in a book together, yet no mention of their relationship status has been made in either ''ComicBook/XMenBlue'' or subsequent issues of ''Wolverine''. Although Warren has hit on a number of women (including a cop and Firestar) in ''Blue'', suggesting they ''may'' be over. Tamaki's ''X-23'' series further supports a breakup in the first arc when Laura remarks she and Warren haven't seen one another recently. Ultimately it's rendered moot when [[spoiler:Warren returns to his own time, and he and Laura don't even say goodbye.]]

* Pocahontas and John Smith appears to have broken up between the two Disney ''WesternAnimation/{{Pocahontas}}'' movies, as she started a new relationship with John Rolfe in the sequel. This was redacted by CanonDiscontinuity.

* Ron and Lavender from ''Literature/HarryPotter'', in the [[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheHalfBloodPrince sixth book]]. It's not seen, but he mentions it to Harry when he notices Lavender's bitterness on a particular day.

* ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill'' had a season finale where Khan's mother moved in with him and began dating Bill. At the start of the next season she was gone and Bill had gone back to his losery loneliness.
* In the second season premiere of ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice'', [[spoiler:Superboy and Miss Martian]] broke up during the five year TimeSkip.
** In "Depths", we find out why. Though she's with somebody else now, it's clear that the two still have feelings for each other.

* In ''Roleplay/SurvivalOfTheFittest'', [[LonersAreFreaks Jonathan Jarocki]] and [[PerkyGoth Anna Chase]] broke up before they got on the bus, as revealed in Anna's opening post, mainly due to the fact that [[StrangledByTheRedString the pairing was almost unanimously hated among the writers]]. In universe, it's implied that ''[[YourCheatingHeart something]]'' went on between Chase and Dawne Jiang [[KissingUnderTheInfluence during a drunken evening]], leading to the former breaking up with him out of guilt. [[spoiler:This leads to major SurvivorGuilt from her when ''both'' Dawne's and Jon's deaths are announced, on the same day no less.]]

* [[Comicbook/AllNewXMen O5 Angel]] and Comicbook/{{X 23}} are currently in Schrödinger's Relationship. After the end of ''All-New X-Men Vol. 2'' and the conclusion of the "Enemy of the State II" arc of ''Comicbook/AllNewWolverine'' they haven't appeared in a book together, yet no mention of their relationship status has been made in either ''Series/XMenBlue'' or subsequent issues of ''Wolverine''. Although Warren has hit on a number of women (including a cop and Firestar) in ''Blue'', suggesting they ''may'' be over. Tamaki's ''X-23'' series further supports a breakup in the first arc when Laura remarks she and Warren haven't seen one another recently. Ultimately it's rendered moot when [[spoiler:Warren returns to his own time, and he and Laura don't even say goodbye.]]

* In ''WebVideo/SurvivalOfTheFittest'', [[LonersAreFreaks Jonathan Jarocki]] and [[PerkyGoth Anna Chase]] broke up before they got on the bus, as revealed in Anna's opening post, mainly due to the fact that [[StrangledByTheRedString the pairing was almost unanimously hated among the writers]]. In universe, it's implied that ''[[YourCheatingHeart something]]'' went on between Chase and Dawne Jiang [[KissingUnderTheInfluence during a drunken evening]], leading to the former breaking up with him out of guilt. [[spoiler:This leads to major SurvivorGuilt from her when ''both'' Dawne's and Jon's deaths are announced, on the same day no less.]]

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* Andy and Erin in ''Series/{{The Office|US}}''.

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* Pocahontas and John Smith appears to have broken up between the two Disney ''Disney/{{Pocahontas}}'' movies, as she started a new relationship with John Rolfe in the sequel. This was redacted by CanonDiscontinuity.

* Superman and Wonder Woman date each other throughout the WesternAnimation/DCUniverseAnimatedOriginalMovies starting from ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueThroneOfAtlantis''. However, by the time of ''WesternAnimation/TheDeathOfSuperman'', they've broken up and he's started dating Lois Lane.

* Professor Klump does get the girl in Eddie Murphy's version of ''Film/TheNuttyProfessor''. He's lost her again by the beginning of its sequel. We can guess why it happened this time, but the implied reason itself is a ShockingSwerve.

* ''Series/PowerRangers'': the [[DearJohnLetter break-up by letter]] for Tommy/Kimberly. Shippers for that fandom still have trouble accepting that one.

* Marco and Kelly start a G-rated FriendsWithBenefits relationship as "breakup buddies" at the end of the episode "Kelly's World". This relationship is seen in only one other episode before "A Boy and His DC-700XE" reveals that Marco broke up with her, much to her frustration.

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** In fact, most post-series ''[=ATLA=]'' shipping fanfics that have Sokka starting a relationship with another character have Sokka talk about how he and Suki broke up prior to the start of the story. Always because of the long-distance issue as well, with some adding Suki cheating on him on top of that in fics where their relationship is no longer amicable.