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Breaking Up For Women

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Reader's Guide
Five Men Who Broke My Heart
by Susan Shapiro
For any woman who has ever wondered what happened to an old flame, Five Men Who Broke My Heartoffers a hilarious, fiercely frank account of a journalist who did just that. Daring not only to track down her former boyfriends but to find out what really

July 2000
Five Men Who Broke My Heart
by Susan Shapiro
Journalist Susan Shapiro dares to do what every woman dreams of: track down the five men who'd broken her heart and find out what really went wrong. Between the ages of thirteen and thirty-five, Susan had plunged into love, heart-first, five times.

The Tell-Off

It's as old as time: the breakup letter. The kiss-off. The Dear John. The big adios. Simple in its premise, stunningly perfect in its effect. From Anne Boleyn to Sex and the City writer/producer Cindy Chupack, from women both well-known and unknown

Ambivalence
The Dictionary of Failed Relationships: 26 Tales of Love Gone Wrong
by Meredith Broussard
From A to Z — 26 ways to leave your lover (or have him leave you...). When Meredith Broussard celebrated her 26th birthday and realized that she'd survived exactly 26 failed romantic entanglements, she reckoned it was high time to dissect this topic

The Encyclopedia of Exes
The Encyclopedia of Exes: 26 Stories by Men of Love Gone Wrong
by Meredith Broussard
What does he really mean when he says: “It's not you, it's me”? An encyclopedic approach to our most enduring mystery, The Encyclopedia of Exes offers insight, humor, quality writing, and an unparalleled look inside the male mind.

It's Called a Breakup Because It's Broken
It's Called a Breakup Because It's Broken : The Smart Girl's Break-Up Buddy
by Greg Behrendt, Amiira Ruotola-Behrendt
There's no doubt about it-breakups suck. But in the first few hours or days or weeks that follow, there's one important truth you need to recognize: Some things can't and shouldn't be fixed, especially that loser who dumped you or forced you to dump him.

Introduction
Breakup Girl to the Rescue! : A Superhero's Guide to Love, and Lack Thereof
by Lynn Harris
I am Breakup Girl. I am the only superhero whose domain is love … or lack thereof. My job is to fight crimes of the heart, stop dating indignities, get your stuff back, help your mom through your breakup, make good relationships great …

Introduction, Chapter One
The Big Love
by Sarah Dunn
Alison Hopkins is firmly, undoubtedly, and undeniably in love. She and Tom live together, they send wedding gifts as a unit, and, most important, they're happy together-until the evening Tom goes out in the middle of a dinner party to buy some mustard and

I Walked Away Without Fighting For Him
by Ellen Kreidman, Ph.D
I’m desperately in love with someone. We met in Mexico when I was working there for 2 months in a hotel and he came to stay at the hotel for 3 weeks. We had a relationship for two weeks even though I knew he had a girlfriend. I let my feelings go.

Chapter 5
Portrait Of My Desire
by Rhonda Findling
There was a large crowd of people standing in front of the nightclub when they arrived. A doorman was standing at the front entrance deciding whom he would let into the club. David took Sharon's hand and led her through the crowd.

Chapter 4
Portrait Of My Desire
by Rhonda Findling
Too upset to wait for the bus Sharon flagged down a taxi. Leaning her head back against the seat of the cab, she pulled her coat around her for comfort. What have I just done? Sharon thought. I've dreamt my entire life of meeting a sexy, glamorous man

Chapter 3
Portrait Of My Desire
by Rhonda Findling
These are excellent sketches, Sharon. You've made a lot of progress in the few weeks you've been here, her art instructor at the Art Students League commented, while scrupulously examining her drawings. Thanks Sam, Sharon responded enthusiastically

Chapter 1
Portrait Of My Desire
by Rhonda Findling
Sharon shivered from the biting, icy cold, draft coming through her bedroom window. Another dreary, lonely, Wisconsin winter night, she thought to herself as she sketched the dark, exotic looking man from the fashion magazine. The frenzied lashing of the

Mourning and Grieving
Don't Call That Man!
by Rhonda Findling
When a relationship has ended, or you see your man distancing or pulling away from you, it's a loss, even if it's a temporary loss. Whenever there is a loss, you have to feel the pain of the loss. I hate telling this to my patients, because I hate telling

Breaking the Compulsive Cycle
Don't Call That Man!
by Rhonda Findling
Letting go of someone you love is the most painful feelings human beings can experience. Letting go means suffering and heartache. It means losing love, and love is the highest form of happiness known to mankind. Letting go of love is the inspiration

Why Not Call That Man?
Don't Call That Man!
by Rhonda Findling
There is life after a failed relationship, as long as you Don't Call That Man!. In this inspirational, revolutionary guide to letting go and moving on after the trauma of a breakup, psychotherapist Rhonda Findling teaches women how to triumph over the

Falling Apart Safely - Drugs And Alcohol
The Girls' Guide to Surviving a Break-Up
by Delphine Hirsh
Now that we have squared away how to get some peace and quiet for yourself, and whom to contact and how, let's move on to the brass tacks of dealing with an initial breakup. You are not yet ready to do a lot of loving things for yourself that will make

The First Few Days: Keep Breathing
The Girls' Guide to Surviving a Break-Up
by Delphine Hirsh
Part One: MANAGING THE CRISIS From the first moment that you have the wind knocked out of you by hearing in one way or another that the relationship is over, you must ruthlessly prioritize doing as little as possible.

We All Have The Potential To Creat a Loving, Fulfilling Relationship
by Paul Mauchline
We will always have relationships that will fail, and couples that will divorce one another. I guess what I would like to see is fewer relationship failures and fewer divorces. One failure out of ten marriages, in my mind, is a far more acceptable ratio

Why are at least half of us selecting the wrong partners?
by Paul Mauchline
I am not an anti-divorce advocate. Divorce is necessary in cases of physical or mental abuse or in the case of two people who are so incompatible that they never should have been together. If your partner is mentally or physically abusive to you, children

Advice & Discussions
Time for a change
I have had it. I am done. I am tired of working as hard as possible to make something work in vain. I am putting all my effort into this marriage while he just sits there, not caring at all. I am sick of all of the double standards. I have had enough of being his doormat ! I cant stand all the nasty comments anymore- telling me I need to lose weight (Im a size 2) ! Not wanting to be close to me, not caring about my feelings at all- while he is constantly burying me with all of his insecurities.
What should I do--- Married for 12 years
Am at a loss and I find myself hurting much more than I'm enjoying life (no worries, I value my life too much) I'm an 33 years old engineer, love my job, have 2 young boys and a teenage daughter (my ex’s from previous marriage) My ex and I met in college, lived together for few years and got married.
Survey: How much is too much?
Mrs. Seafarer: "Normal people don't do it this much." Seafarer: "OMG!!! We're not normal." So, how frequently do you "normal" folks do it? And, what's the context? How long have you been together, what's the status of your relationship, etc?
Common-Law Marriage
I was wondering if anyone could bring me any clarification to this matter. I'm currently living in Canada (Ontario + Quebec, long story...) and was wondering if there was any way out of this common-law marriage clause. Are you obligated to declare common-law marriage (for tax purpouses) or it is optional? We have a child coming in January.

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