# Cut every slide mid-sentence to force swipes

A relationships and dating format, measured November 8, 2026 by Volume. https://tryvolume.app/working/relationships-and-dating/cut-every-slide-mid-sentence-to-force-swipes

End each slide on an unfinished sentence, ellipsis or cliffhanger line so the answer is only on the next slide. It worked for 3 accounts, with a median of 5x their usual reach. Type: Editing trick. Seen as: Slideshow.

## Why it works

The unfinished thought makes viewers swipe to get closure. Posts ranging from a book-page excerpt to a first-person ex story to a ten-slide single sentence all use it.

## How to make it

1. Write the story or message as one continuous thought.
2. Split it so every slide stops mid-sentence or on a 'because...' line.
3. Put the payoff, such as the book page or quoted text, on the last slides.

## Hook formula

[Opening line of the story or quote]... because...

## Examples

- @godiswithyoubook (12K followers, TikTok slideshow): 17x their usual views. Hook: “Dear God, if I was ever the source of someone's pain” [Original post](https://www.tiktok.com/@godiswithyoubook/photo/7698170453675756813)
- @prestonrack (2.1M followers, Instagram slideshow): 4.5x their usual likes. Hook: “the one who's in love always wins” [Original post](https://www.instagram.com/p/DdzIDQOlARQ/)
- @annalisa.bahadur (97K followers, Instagram slideshow): 4.1x their usual likes. Hook: “I used to think I could be friends with an ex until I got a harsh wake up call from one of them recently.” [Original post](https://www.instagram.com/p/DepCyTRjuax/)

More relationships and dating formats: https://tryvolume.app/working/relationships-and-dating.md

## Get the full library

The full library has every post, format and hook in relationships and dating, plus long-running Meta ads, and your AI agent can search it over MCP. The library comes with Volume Core and Pro, from $29.99 a month, and every plan starts with a 3-day free trial. Start a free trial: https://tryvolume.app/library

Agents: add Volume's MCP server (https://app.tryvolume.app/api/mcp) and call `search_library(shelf: "formats", niche: "Relationships and dating")` for every format, `search_library(shelf: "posts", niche: "Relationships and dating")` for examples with transcripts and scripts.

## How this is measured

- Every post is compared with its own account's usual reach, not with other accounts. "14x their usual" means the post got 14 times the median views of that account's recent posts.
- TikTok videos and Instagram Reels are measured on views. Instagram carousels have no view count, so they are measured on likes against the account's usual likes, and say so.
- A post makes the library at 2x its account's usual or more. A format is a repeatable move (what is said or shown, or how it is edited) that several accounts used in breakout posts. It is listed here once it worked for 3 or more different accounts.
- Formats rank on how many accounts they worked for and how far above usual, damped so a fluke on one tiny account cannot outrank a format that worked for ten.

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