{
  "id": 6149736,
  "title": "I booked a 5-week trip to visit my long-distance boyfriend. We broke up a month before, but I went anyway.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/i-booked-a-5-week-trip-to-visit-my-long-distance-boyfriend-we-broke",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-07T15:09:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Insider",
    "slug": "business-insider",
    "url": "https://www.businessinsider.com/planned-trip-to-visit-partner-broke-up-went-anyway-2026-9"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Jodie Hughes, a reporter, planned a 5-week trip to visit her long-distance boyfriend in the US. However, they broke up a month before the trip, forcing her to go alone. Family, friends, and kind strangers made the trip a cathartic adventure, despite the highs and lows. Jodie spent time with loved ones in San Diego, San Francisco, Portland, and Boston, enjoying natural beauty and delicious food. The trip's emotional toll was evident when she visited Boston alone, leading her to spend time with a kind stranger on Facebook who let her stay with her for several nights. Jodie also attended a Pixar movie and had a final emotional dinner with her ex, leading to closure and realizing the breakup was the best decision for both of them. Overall, Jodie would advise caution when planning a solo trip with an ex, but ultimately found the experience healing and empowering.",
  "summary": "I'd planned a long trip to visit my long-distance partner in the US, but we broke up shortly before my flight. Instead of canceling, I went alone.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}