Instagram DM-style breakup text story: Unfollowed on a Tuesday
A ready Instagram DM-style chat for a breakup, eight messages long and about 26 seconds as a video. Load it, change the words and export it as a labelled, fictional mock-up.
The full script (8 messages)
The first four messages open on the Free plan; the rest need a paid plan.
The script: Unfollowed on a Tuesday
Unfollowed on a Tuesday is a eight-message breakup story told in the Instagram DM style by Priya and Theo. Priya opens with "You unfollowed me." and the last bubble is "I think we are done, Priya.", about 26 seconds in a video.
Message 2 is the longest at 8 words ("It felt kinder than leaving you on read."); message 1 is the shortest ("You unfollowed me."). No line is a question; the pressure comes from statements.
How the Instagram DM look carries the story
Instagram DM-style chats use rounded bubbles with a colour gradient for your side and a plain gray for theirs, and a round profile picture beside the other person. Extras in this look: typing dots, read marks, reactions and an online status. No upgrade is needed to try Instagram DM. Photos and shared posts normally fill the screen in this style; in ChatsRat the sample keeps to text, so the words carry the scene. ChatsRat draws Instagram DM with its own layout of bubbles.
Writing notes: breakup
Keep each line under about twelve words. Short lines read in under two seconds, and short lines also feel more like someone trying not to cry than a speech would. Finish with a tiny practical line, like "I left the spare key under the mat". Practical endings hurt more than dramatic ones.
What the Free plan shows
On a Free account you see four messages of Unfollowed on a Tuesday, ending at "Maybe it was one.". To get to "I think we are done, Priya.", four messages later, upgrade to a paid plan.
Tips
- Pause on Priya's "You could have just said it." before moving on to the next bubble.
- Let the opening "You unfollowed me." breathe so a late scroller still knows who is talking.
- Make the ending your own by editing "I think we are done, Priya."; add "fictional chat" to the caption.
- Try two new names in place of Priya and Theo, then read the story out loud once.
- Check that "It felt kinder than leaving you on read." lands in under two seconds of reading time.
Questions
Can I use Unfollowed on a Tuesday on the Free plan?
Yes for the look, with limits. The Instagram DM look is on the Free plan, and the editor loads the first four of the eight messages and two people. The rest of the script needs a paid plan. Exports on Free carry a visible ChatsRat watermark.
How long is Unfollowed on a Tuesday as a video?
About 26 seconds at a comfortable reading pace, counting eight messages with a short beat between them. Add a second or two for the ending card and a little more if you use a typing indicator before the last line.
Is it okay to publish a breakup story made with a chat generator?
Yes, as fiction with invented adult characters and a clear label such as "fictional chat". Do not use real names, real people or anything that could be taken for a real conversation.
Is this Instagram DM-style chat a real conversation?
No. It is an invented story between Priya and Theo, made as a mock-up. ChatsRat is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Instagram DM, and the name describes a style only. Label the video as fiction.
This is fiction. The people and events in this story are invented. ChatsRat makes mock-ups and fictional conversations for creators, designers and teachers. Do not use it to pass off a made-up conversation as a real one, to impersonate a real person, or as proof of anything. See the Acceptable Use policy.
About the watermark. Exports on the Free plan carry a visible ChatsRat watermark, and every export carries an invisible mark that the verify page can read. Plans list what changes on paid plans.
ChatsRat is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by any messaging app. App names on this page describe a style only.
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