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Breakup Artist

The Five Best Breakup Spots in the City

“If you don’t love something, set it free”... is not exactly how that saying goes. Makes sense, though. Especially since Valentine’s is over and it may be time to cut a certain someone loose. You work on finding the right words. We’ll work on setting the scene. The bitter, uncomfortable, liberating scene.

THE EASY LETDOWN

Krog Bar

You require: A small, intimate wine-and-tapas bar where you can handle things with finesse. You’ve got mutual friends on the line here.
You’ll receive: Italian wines. Spanish manchego. French brie. You can’t burn bridges with French brie. It’s science.

THE BITTERSWEET ENDING

Paolo’s Gelato Italiano

You require: Somewhere perfect for delivering quick and painless blows. And then immediately softening those blows with avocado gelato.
You’ll receive: A couple cones from that VaHi institution. A hard bench out front. A five-minute window to end things before ice cream/hearts start melting everywhere.

THE “THIS CAN’T WAIT” PARTING

Landmark Diner Buckhead

You require: A neon-lit diner that never closes (and always has Canadian bacon).
You’ll receive: Whichever booth will have you at 1:30am. And there’s always that adjacent comedy club they can pop into before leaving. We assume it has a strict no-weeping policy.

THE ONE-MORE-NIGHT STAND

Proof and Provision

You require: Accessible escape routes. Barrel-aged Manhattans. Penthouse suites.
You’ll receive: Your go-to hotel basement bar complete with a side exit at Ponce and Peachtree for hailing getaway cabs. And right, it’s in a hotel. In case you need somewhere to... talk it out.

THE SILENT SAYONARA

Buckhead Branch Library

You require: A neutral meeting place where yelling is strongly discouraged.
You’ll receive: An out-in-the-open table where you’ll be forced to discuss your differences in a hushed, civil manner. And then maybe read some Encyclopædia Britannicas.