Breaking Up

He "Wasn't Sure" About The Relationship -- So Why Did I Stay?

Nili Wexler | Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: Breaking Up, Breakups, How to Break Up, Love & Sex, Ending a Relationship, Marriage, Women News

"I'm not sure." I heard this phrase repeated countless times by my ex-boyfriend over the two or so years during our relationship when we were discussing marriage. I would be perfectly happy never hearing these words in sequence again in my life.

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New Website Tells You If You Should End Your Relationship

The Huffington Post | Michelle Persad | Posted 05.21.2012

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Usually the "should I dump my significant other" conversation happens with a close friend possibly over brunch, or maybe on the phone with your mother...

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How to Deal When You're Working With an Ex

Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Hostile Work Environment, Career & Money, Seeing an Ex, Office Environment, Workplace, Relationships, Ex at the Office, Dating, Breaking Up, Breakups, Love, Workplace Culture, Women News

Jennifer Winter | The Daily Muse Meeting a significant other at the office is, well, not really that uncommon. And, while it'd be nice if all relat...

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I Told Everyone About My Breakup -- Except Him

Margaret Wheeler Johnson | Posted 05.21.2012

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There's no reason I shouldn't tell him. She and I are seeing other people now. I'm over it. And yet I still can't bring myself to say the words.

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Have You Ever Had A Breakup Because Of Debt?

The Huffington Post | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 05.16.2012

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Have you ever had a relationship end because of debt? If so, we're sorry to hear it. And we'd like to hear more about it. HuffPost Money is looking...

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WATCH: Breaking Up In Long Term Relationships, From Lauren Frances

Posted 05.14.2012

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WATCH: How To Break Up, From Lauren Frances

Posted 05.14.2012

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The Worst Part Of A Breakup?

The Huffington Post | Emma Gray | Posted 05.02.2012

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Going through a breakup is hard enough -- but what if it costs you your friends as well as your love interest? According to a new survey, men and wome...

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Friends Without Benefits: Should You Be Friends With Your Ex?

Khalid El Khatib | Posted 04.14.2012

Read More: Ex-Boyfriend, Love and Relationships, Being Friends With Your Ex, Friends With Your Ex, Ex-Boyfriends, Friends With Ex, Break-Ups, Breaking Up, Breakups, Friends With Your Ex-Boyfriend, Being Friends With Your Ex-Boyfriend, Breakup Reconciliation, Ex Reconciliation, Gay Voices News

Building a friendship off a breakup sucks. It's like slowly ripping a Band Aid off the hairiest arm in the world. But never have I experienced anything so conducive to my personal growth.

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The Disappearing Date

Alexis Sclamberg | Posted 04.05.2012

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What's going on in the dating world that it's become acceptable to just disappear?

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Is It Possible To Recover From Infidelity?

Agi Smith | Posted 04.02.2012

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My husband recently ended an affair, which I have known about for the past five months. I feel so shattered and confused. How can I ever trust him again?

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Break Up Advice For Men: Just Do It!

Tamara Shayne Kagel | Posted 03.26.2012

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Do men have some some magic cut-off mark where a girl's only owed an official "it's over" talk after six months? Shouldn't the standard relate to how much you both share with each other?

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New Relationship, Old Lingerie?

Mariya Yefremova | Posted 02.15.2012

Read More: Women, Breaking Up, Relationships, Lingerie, Love Advice, Organize Your Closet, Relationship Advice, Closet Organization, Dress, Women News

Is it a form of betrayal to an ex's memory if a woman wears what she wore for one man with another?

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First He Broke My Heart -- Then He Moved In Next Door

Sydney Levin | Posted 02.04.2012

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What do you do during an invasion? You stand your ground! You don't go down without a fight! Or you completely cede your territory to the enemy and start using your building's back entrance.

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Buddhist Breakup Advice

Lodro Rinzler | Posted 01.28.2012

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We all have our own ways of reacting to a break up. At the core of these responses are the root emotions that keep us trapped in suffering: aggression, passion and ignorance.

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Staying Together for the Holidays Brings False Hope to Bad Relationships

Kristen Houghton | Posted 01.23.2012

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The holidays bring a false hope to a relationship that both partners already know, and completely acknowledge, is over.

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The Most Important Thing To Do After A Split

Amy Chan | Posted 01.16.2012

Read More: Divorce, Relationships, Heartbreak, Mourning, Breaking Up, Integrity, Love, Separation, Divorce News

You'd think one would get better at breakups after going through a few. In all honesty, it doesn't get easier.

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Listening to Ambivalence

Tara Fass | Posted 12.06.2011

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Are you feeling gloomy, feasting on crumbs in the exile of the lonely hours asking, "Should I stay or should I go?" Here are five suggestions to consider in making your next move.

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5 Truths About Breakups (That No One Ever Tells You)

Melissa Lafsky | Posted 11.08.2011

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Breakups HURT. They crush your chest and cleave your heart and twist your bowels with an exquisite, visceral pain. When you think about it, of course there's pain, something has literally died.

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Break-Up Boot Camp

Elisabeth Joy LaMotte, LICSW | Posted 10.24.2011

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Today, it is way too easy to waste countless emotionally harmful hours surfing an ex's Facebook page, reading his or her Tweets, or exchanging pointless impulsive texts.

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Finding Love after Divorce

Eva M. Selhub, M.D. | Posted 10.10.2011

Read More: Stress, Anger, Positive Thinking, Divorce, Lovers, Love Response, Healing, Breaking Up, Forgiveness, Positive Psychology, Love, Positive Emotions, Spirituality, Betrayal, Divorce News

According to The Americans for Divorce Reform it is estimated that 40 or possibly 50 percent of marriages will end in divorce. This means one in two couples will break their vows.

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There's No Such Thing as an Easy Breakup Between Friends

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 10.08.2011

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Breakups carry a great deal of social stigma because our society often judges people, especially women, by their ability to make and keep friends.

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Drawing Lines In the Sand After a Friendship Breakup

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 10.03.2011

Read More: Friend, Friendship, Breakup, Friendship Advice, Friend Breakup, Breaking Up With Friends, Relationship Advice, Breaking Up, Women News

QUESTION Hi Irene, I had a very painful falling out with a really close friend several months ago. Being somewhat older than me, this woman was like...

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The One That Got Away: Tweet A Description Of Your #RomanceRegret @HuffPostwomen

Posted 09.06.2011

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We all have regrets. And it turns out, when we look back on them, it's those tricky matters of the heart that we dwell on the most. When researcher...

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How To Make The Best Of A Breakup

Dr. Hendrie Weisinger | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Relationships, Divorce, When Relationships End, Relationships Ending, Breaking Up, Breakups, Breakup Positives, Healthy Living Mind, Healthy Living News

Relationship endings are tough for all of us, but your task is clear when you experience one: minimize the bad, avoid the ugly and make it good!

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