The Vulnerable Art of Sharing Heartbreak Online As I scrolled through my social media feeds on TikTok and Instagram, I noticed a trend that felt both jarring and familiar: creators sharing their divorce journeys in real time.
Monette Wagner's unflinching video about the pain of divorce – "Divorce can feel like a death" – was just one example of this phenomenon, which has come to be known as "divorce tok.
" At first glance, it seems counterintuitive that people would want to share their most intimate and vulnerable moments with potentially millions of strangers online.