In “ Both Sides of a Breakup ,” the Cut talks to exes about how they got together and why they split up. When Nina, 38, met Steve, 39, she was determined to settle down. But things came to a head when she tried to take the relationship to the next level with a romantic weekend away.

Nina: I met Steve at my lowest point of self-esteem.

Steve: I met Nina when I was drinking almost every night, being a toxic bachelor.

Nina : To me, he represented the all-American heartthrob; the kind of guy who was never interested in me. Tall, muscular, jock. We started talking at a bar in Midtown when we were standing next to each other waiting for a drink. I was flirting my ass off because I thought he was hot, and I was dying for a boyfriend. It was my “date like it’s your job” era because I w

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