#18: Paul Simon, The Divorce
After less than a year of marriage, the strain became impossible to ignore. In 1984, Carrie and Paul divorced, bringing a formal end to their attempt at married life. Their love story, however, refused to close neatly.
Even after the divorce, the two remained connected emotionally and creatively. Their bond lingered for years in an on-again, off-again relationship, proving that some romances don’t truly disappear—they simply change shape.