One of my favourite Christmas presents was a Literary Almanac, and I very much enjoy dipping into it and discovering fascinating tidbits.
Cecily breaks off her engagement to Ernest (two months before actually meeting him in person) in The Importance of Being Earnest (1895) by Oscar Wilde. "Today I broke off my engagement with Ernest" she writes "I feel it is better to do so. The weather still continues charming."
The engagement has been settled for a month and she forgives him before the week is out.
This did make me smile.