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How To Cope With a Break Up

By Ramon Johnson, About.com

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Move on (mentally).

This sounds easier than it actually is, but in order to get over a bad break up it's essential you try and move on with your life. It takes time to completely get over someone, but the more you focus on your own life and develop your own friendship base the easier it will be to get over him. Do you have to erase him from your thoughts completely? Of course not, but many guys obsessively think about their ex's and some are driven by the hope that they will get back together. If you get back together, great; but if not you should be prepared to continue moving forward with your life.

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