Historical clue formulations

• Loves of the past — 2026-04-30
• List in Ariana Grande's "Thank U, Next" — 2026-03-31
• Ones paying or receiving alimony — 2025-09-24
• Past partners — 2025-05-27
• Old flames — 2025-04-16
• Awkward people to butt-dial, perhaps — 2025-01-26
• Noneternal flames? — 2025-01-08
• It might be awkward for friends to date yours — 2024-11-26
• Former lovers — 2024-10-07
• People for whom a "no contact" rule might apply — 2024-09-20
• "Other halves" no more — 2024-02-26
• Former flames — 2022-10-31
• Residents of Splitsville? — 2022-05-18
• Some co-parents — 2022-02-07
• Split personalities? — 2021-11-28
• Frequent subjects of Taylor Swift songs — 2021-10-24
• They used to be a "thing" — 2021-09-05
• Past partners — 2021-08-02
• "I like texts from my ___ when they want a second chance" (Cardi B line) — 2021-06-11
• Union deserters — 2021-01-29
• Split personalities? — 2020-08-21
• People whom you might try to forget — 2020-08-01
• Flames that have gone out? — 2020-06-09
• Old flames — 2020-04-13
• Sean Penn and Guy Ritchie, to Madonna — 2019-12-02
• Participants in some awkward meetings — 2019-07-26
• Ones who've called it quits — 2018-07-25
• Some singles — 2018-07-08
• Old flames — 2018-04-22
• Strikes (out) — 2018-02-27
• Kramer and Kramer, in "Kramer vs. Kramer" — 2017-10-12
• Opponents in custody cases — 2017-10-10
• Past partners — 2017-02-19
• Ones who are splitsville — 2016-09-20
• Split pair — 2016-06-26
• Flames that have gone out? — 2016-06-05
• Bruce Willis and Demi Moore, e.g. — 2015-10-08
• They've split — 2015-07-15
• An item no more — 2015-06-12
• Union busters? — 2015-06-11
• Halves of an old item? — 2015-04-29
• Custody sharers, often — 2014-08-05
• Former spouses — 2013-12-02
• Former spouses — 2013-11-18
• Mates who've split — 2013-10-21
• Old flames — 2013-03-26
• The Gabor sisters had many — 2013-03-05
• Alimony givers or receivers — 2012-10-01
• Ones giving or receiving alimony — 2012-04-30
• Donald and Ivana, for instance — 2012-02-22