Leave it to Hollywood to make up a euphuism about relationships that go south and cause a great deal of heartbreak for people. While “conscious uncoupling” can refer to a divorce, the break up of a same-sex marriage or relationship, or the split up of a non-married couple, it is no less of a divorce. Same issues. It is certainly good that society has essentially removed the stigma associated with a divorce, but it is also a mistake to view a divorce as a joke or something that should be taken lightly.