Great guide for those ready to move on after a breakup

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	• It's Called a Breakup Because It's Broken: The Smart Girl's Break-Up Buddy Greg Behrendt, Amiira Ruotola-Behrendt Broadway, 2006 - 288 pages average customer review:based on 128 reviews view larger image
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Well Worth Reading

My breakup is less than one week old and I just read this cover to cover. It is a good read and helps you to think about the reality of your situation. It also has some good tips about moving forward. This is especially true for the passages that emphasize how you should not be calling your ex or having any contact with them at first really. Although, everyone knows better and tells themselves they won't call; sometimes the temptation is nearly overwhelming. The authors here drill in how detrimental that really is from an objective perspective. I wish all others going through a breakup lots of luck, since I know right now it feels like we need it. I hope to feel better soon & I hope you do too!

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Great guide for those ready to move on after a breakup

I am a psychologist working at a college counseling center, and I have recommended this book to several of my clients who have experienced a relationship breakup. However, because the tone of this book is very lighthearted, almost irreverent, I've been selective in my recommendations. The authors--a husband and wife team who talk freely about their own past breakups--infuse plenty of humor into their work. There can be a thin line between being funny and empowering versus funny and belittling, and I do believe the authors fall well on the side of the former, but still, I'd recommend this book mainly for those who are READY to move on after a breakup but just are not sure how to do so.

The book has two main parts: "The Breakup," which centers around coming to terms with the reality that the relationship is truly over, and "The Breakover," which focuses on coping with this new reality. The chapters contain a wealth of helpful information, from personal stories by the authors to simple exercises and questionnaires to occasional recipes (I plan to try the "Crack Brownies" soon!). The second part of the book focuses on "Breakup Commandments" and contains a special chapter for men called "Dude, Get Off Her Long." On the whole, however, this book is mainly geared towards empowering women who have been dumped, with the authors frequently using endearments designed to give a much-needed self-esteem boost (including calling the reader "Superfox," "Pretty Lady," and "Hot Stuff").

Overall, the main point of this book is that the breakups are like a serious illness which is undeniably painful yet completely curable. With empathy, wisdom, and wit, the authors provide plenty of hope that you can pass through the destruction and devastation left by your broken relationship and embrace the wonderful new life waiting for you.

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This is great for non-married breakups!

This is a great guide for smart girl's getting over a boyfriend break-up. I did find some tips to use for divorce recovery.

Must have!!

I really liked this book a lot because it does help you open your eyes and find the strength to move on after a break up. It does a great job in accelerating the healing process. I broke up with my current boyfriend a few months ago, and I was having the worst time of my life. I wanted to get back together, but he had many doubts about it. So I read this book, and started feeling better immediately. Even if the book is focused on moving on (not on getting an ex back), it really helped me make up my mind about letting go off my relationship. I took all the advice and put it to practice, feeling a lot more empowered and optimistic. Ironically, just when I started to move on (stopped calling him and taking his calls, started seeing other people, got a serious makeover, etc), my ex realized that the ball wasn't in his court anymore and he wanted me back. But then I was the one who had doubts and it took me over a month to think it over. Finally, we worked things out. But I'm sure that if I hadn't read this book, I would have made lots of mistakes (like calling him often and insisting on getting back together). Instead, I kept my dignity and self respect. That's what gained his respect back and I owe that to this book.

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Destined to be one of your "breakup buddies"

Reading this book after a breakup is a little like Bridget Jones taking relationship advice from the Smug Marrieds after her breakup with Daniel. But still, I didn't think the authors' writing was pedantic in any way.

The basic message of the book was, "get over him already." Filled with Q and As and basic exercises to get things out of your system, the book also offers strategies for coping effectively with getting over your breakup. Most importantly: do not call. Having recently gone through a breakup myself, I'd add another commandment to the list: don't cry over every little thing that reminds you of your ex (case in point: my ex's last name was Smith, and for three months after the relationship ended, every time I ran into someone with that last name, I burst into tears).

The book is funny and witty, and highly enjoyable, even if the authors aren't the most highly qualified to write about the subject (almost everybody could write a book about how someone or multiple people broke their heart). Many of the things the author says are completely true and blatantly obvious, but the person getting over the breakup doesn't always realize it. The book also made me realize that I'm not as heartbroken as I thought I was.

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