Break up
Break up verb - To come to an end.
Usage example: the meeting broke up when all the business for the day had been completed
Both terms in one sentence
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Because of this, it almost never appears as a plot point since it's a little too close for some folks to be comfortable, but not close enough that the plot demands the relationship break up.
Source: Surprise Incest -
After Sirius Black was targeted by Voldemort due to his and Harry's close relationship, Harry decides to break up with Ginny to avoid her becoming his Gwen Stacy.
Source: I Let Gwen Stacy Die -
The movie May had the eponymous May form a close relationship with Adam and ever so gingerly crawls out of her Shrinking Violet pot... only for things to Go Horribly Wrong when they later break up.
Source: Living Emotional Crutch
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