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<p>Love is dramatic. When a relationship is floating on a cloud it can transform even the most level-headed of people into a walking cliche of a butterfly struck teenager. Likewise, when a former love connection goes south escalations can quickly unfold into a web messier than a telenovela plotline. </p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><div><div class="video-correcting-container" style="left: 0px;width: 100%;height: 0px;position: relative;padding-bottom: 56.2493%;"><iframe src="https://giphy.com/embed/gQNQtBkHgmDoA" width="500" height="282" frameborder="0" class="giphy-embed" allowfullscreen style="top: 0px;left: 0px;width: 100%;height: 100%;position: absolute;"></iframe></div></div></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>Many times, the fiery passion of a love lost cannot be contained behind closed doors, and upset couples find themselves dueling it out in public. For the rest of us onlookers, this can be equal parts deeply uncomfortable and wildly entertaining, depending on the breakup.</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><div><div class="video-correcting-container" style="left: 0px;width: 100%;height: 0px;position: relative;padding-bottom: 56.2493%;"><iframe src="https://giphy.com/embed/xTg8B1LhEhgLBIN1zG" width="476" height="224" frameborder="0" class="giphy-embed" allowfullscreen style="top: 0px;left: 0px;width: 100%;height: 100%;position: absolute;"></iframe></div></div></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>In order to behold some of the messy breakup beauty that&#39;s documented out there on the internet, I scoured a <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/1ptsqx/have_you_ever_witnessed_a_really_dramatic_public/" target="_blank">few key Reddit</a><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/1pm3ry/reddit_what_is_your_weirdest_breakup_story/" target="_blank"> threads</a> to gather 12 of the messiest, funniest, or straight-up weirdest public breakups.</p><p>1. This man who used Beyonce as a breakup soundtrack.</p><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Reddit" data-attribution-url="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/1pm3ry/reddit_what_is_your_weirdest_breakup_story/" height="214" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/redditsingleladies-iD5zfd.png" width="1100" /></div> <figcaption></figcaption> <div class="image-attribution"><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/1pm3ry/reddit_what_is_your_weirdest_breakup_story/">Reddit</a></div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>2. This couple who did each other equally dirty.</p><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Reddit" data-attribution-url="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/1pm3ry/reddit_what_is_your_weirdest_breakup_story/" height="262" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/redditlittlesisterone-2uAfT1.png" width="1097" /></div> <figcaption></figcaption> <div class="image-attribution"><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/1pm3ry/reddit_what_is_your_weirdest_breakup_story/">Reddit</a></div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Reddit" data-attribution-url="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/1pm3ry/reddit_what_is_your_weirdest_breakup_story/" height="226" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/redditlittlesistertwo-9wDd8j.png" width="1108" /></div> <figcaption></figcaption> <div class="image-attribution"><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/1pm3ry/reddit_what_is_your_weirdest_breakup_story/">Reddit</a></div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>3. This couple who split over cheesecake funds.</p><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Reddit" data-attribution-url="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/1pm3ry/reddit_what_is_your_weirdest_breakup_story/" height="137" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/redditcheesecake-Xg03xR.png" width="1115" /></div> <figcaption></figcaption> <div class="image-attribution"><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/1pm3ry/reddit_what_is_your_weirdest_breakup_story/">Reddit</a></div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>4. This dorm dining hall breakup.</p><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Reddit" data-attribution-url="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/1pm3ry/reddit_what_is_your_weirdest_breakup_story/" height="286" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/redditdormdininghall-Q73Tvq.png" width="1121" /></div> <figcaption></figcaption> <div class="image-attribution"><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/1pm3ry/reddit_what_is_your_weirdest_breakup_story/">Reddit</a></div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>5. This supremely awkward breakup dismount.</p><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Reddit" data-attribution-url="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/1pm3ry/reddit_what_is_your_weirdest_breakup_story/" height="174" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/reddithighfive-oSQlaq.png" width="1110" /></div> <figcaption></figcaption> <div class="image-attribution"><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/1pm3ry/reddit_what_is_your_weirdest_breakup_story/">Reddit</a></div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>6. The time grandma facilitated a divorce.</p><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Reddit" data-attribution-url="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/1pm3ry/reddit_what_is_your_weirdest_breakup_story/" height="206" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/redditgrandma-GHALSy.png" width="1117" /></div> <figcaption></figcaption> <div class="image-attribution"><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/1pm3ry/reddit_what_is_your_weirdest_breakup_story/">Reddit</a></div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>7. This breakup straight out of the Disney channel original movie playbook.</p><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Reddit" data-attribution-url="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/1pm3ry/reddit_what_is_your_weirdest_breakup_story/" height="96" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/reddithotsauceballs-0zKHe0.png" width="909" /></div> <figcaption></figcaption> <div class="image-attribution"><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/1pm3ry/reddit_what_is_your_weirdest_breakup_story/">Reddit</a></div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>8. This performance art divorce.</p><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Reddit" data-attribution-url="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/1pm3ry/reddit_what_is_your_weirdest_breakup_story/" height="412" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/redditmomaone-peY5rO.png" width="521" /></div> <figcaption></figcaption> <div class="image-attribution"><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/1pm3ry/reddit_what_is_your_weirdest_breakup_story/">Reddit</a></div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Reddit" data-attribution-url="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/1pm3ry/reddit_what_is_your_weirdest_breakup_story/" height="538" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/redditmomatwo-8DM0dM.png" width="528" /></div> <figcaption></figcaption> <div class="image-attribution"><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/1pm3ry/reddit_what_is_your_weirdest_breakup_story/">Reddit</a></div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>9. This breakup that turned into a public reading.</p><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Reddit" data-attribution-url="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/1pm3ry/reddit_what_is_your_weirdest_breakup_story/" height="370" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/redditlaquisha-zGQ0xj.png" width="1122" /></div> <figcaption></figcaption> <div class="image-attribution"><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/1pm3ry/reddit_what_is_your_weirdest_breakup_story/">Reddit</a></div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>10. This Pulp Fiction-inspired breakup.</p><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Reddit" data-attribution-url="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/1pm3ry/reddit_what_is_your_weirdest_breakup_story/" height="446" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/redditpulpfictionone-cqW7ya.png" width="519" /></div> <figcaption></figcaption> <div class="image-attribution"><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/1pm3ry/reddit_what_is_your_weirdest_breakup_story/">Reddit</a></div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Reddit" data-attribution-url="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/1pm3ry/reddit_what_is_your_weirdest_breakup_story/" height="322" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/redditpulpfictiontoo-KpsEvp.png" width="509" /></div> <figcaption></figcaption> <div class="image-attribution"><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/1pm3ry/reddit_what_is_your_weirdest_breakup_story/">Reddit</a></div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>11. This truly disorienting spat in a Chinese restaurant.</p><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Reddit" data-attribution-url="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/1pm3ry/reddit_what_is_your_weirdest_breakup_story/" height="333" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/redditpulpfictiontwo-GouZjm.png" width="1070" /></div> <figcaption></figcaption> <div class="image-attribution"><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/1pm3ry/reddit_what_is_your_weirdest_breakup_story/">Reddit</a></div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>12. This Starbucks date gone wrong.</p><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Reddit" data-attribution-url="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/1pm3ry/reddit_what_is_your_weirdest_breakup_story/" height="254" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/redditstarbucksbreakup-hUSq9n.png" width="511" /></div> <figcaption></figcaption> <div class="image-attribution"><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/1pm3ry/reddit_what_is_your_weirdest_breakup_story/">Reddit</a></div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p> </p><div className="ad-splitter"></div>

12 of the messiest public breakups of all time. Love is drama.

Love is dramatic. When a relationship is floating on a cloud it can transform even the most level-headed of people into a walking cliche of a butterfly struck teenager. Likewise, when a former love connection goes south escalations can quickly unfold into a web messier than a telenovela plotline. Many times, the fiery passion of a love lost cannot be contained behind closed doors, and upset couples find themselves dueling it out in public. For the rest of us onlookers, this can be equal parts deeply uncomfortable and wildly entertaining, depending on the breakup.In order to behold some of the messy breakup beauty that&#39;s documented out there on the internet, I scoured a few key Reddit threads to gather 12 of the messiest, funniest, or straight-up weirdest public breakups.1. This man who used Beyonce as a breakup soundtrack.  Reddit2. This couple who did each other equally dirty.  Reddit  Reddit3. This couple who split over cheesecake funds.  Reddit4. This dorm dining hall breakup.  Reddit5. This supremely awkward breakup dismount.  Reddit6. The time grandma facilitated a divorce.  Reddit7. This breakup straight out of the Disney channel original movie playbook.  Reddit8. This performance art divorce.  Reddit  Reddit9. This breakup that turned into a public reading.  Reddit10. This Pulp Fiction-inspired breakup.  Reddit  Reddit11. This truly disorienting spat in a Chinese restaurant.  Reddit12. This Starbucks date gone wrong.  Reddit 