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Some women have a knack for getting over a breakup. They give themselves a day or two to mourn the loss of the relationship, and then they hit the dating scene again with gusto. They never look back. Their motto: Nothing helps you get over the last guy like the next guy. On the other hand, too many women can’t shake a lost love because they’re unwilling to accept that the relationship is over. They replay old conversations in their heads. They obsess over what they should have done to avoid the breakup. They arrange to bump into the guy and convince him he’s made a mistake.  Read more >

I'm not wild about Valentine's Day. I'm not sure why. It's not as if I'm haunted by tragic childhood memories, or anything. Our mother used to buy my siblings and me medium chocolate hearts and set them on our dinner plates. (She set a big one on our father's dinner plate.) My parents bought each other mushy cards every single year. Sometimes they'd go out and, unbeknownst to the other, buy the same card.  Read more >