From descriptions of objects held by the Museum of Broken Relationships, which is located in Zagreb, Croatia, and exhibits mementos submitted anonymously by people around the world. A catalogue of the collection was published last November by Grand Central Publishing.

antique watch

She loved antiques — as long as things were old and didn’t work. That is precisely the reason why we are not together anymore.

magnifying glass

She gave it to me as a remembrance before I left. I never did get why she gave me a magnifying glass, nor did she ever explain what…