I have this image of the brain after a breakup. It’s laid out like the room that manages all of the electricity for a large building. Huge levers line the walls where the power can be controlled to each section of the building. One by one, you shut down each breaker that sends energy toContinue reading “5 Reasons You’re Still Thinking About Your Ex (and What You Can Do About It)”
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The Best Way to Get Over Someone?
It’s common advice – The best way to get over someone is to get under someone else. And in many ways, this suggestion makes sense. After all, what better way to remind yourself that the one you lost is not the only one than to sample what is available? At the same time,Continue reading “The Best Way to Get Over Someone?”
So Your Ex Wants to Be Friends?
“I want us to be friends.” This little sentence shows up on your phone alongside your ex’s name. It’s a simple sentence, yet the implications and possible repercussions are anything but straightforward. You start to reply. Then you reconsider and delete your initial response. What should you say? Before you make a decision about yourContinue reading “So Your Ex Wants to Be Friends?”
How Do You Get Through Your Anniversary After Divorce?
The first one was hard. It was our tenth anniversary. The marriage was final. But the divorce wasn’t. I strategically scheduled a doctor’s appointment that morning so that I would have a valid excuse for not going into work that day. I suspected the tears were going to fall hard and fast throughout much ofContinue reading “How Do You Get Through Your Anniversary After Divorce?”