Break Up and Break Even!

Sometimes, we find ourselves trapped in an obligatory break up, all of a sudden. With little time on our hand, we are needed to act swiftly to break up and break clean. Scenarios ranging from the he-cheated-on-me saga to the he-won't-commit fill pages of newspapers daily and fill our heads with complete misery. Learning to break up at the right moment can save your face and social grace.
On breaking up, I am the ultimate authority, having dumped more than 90 men in 25 years of dating without getting dumped once (serious). Yes, I can claim safely that I am the Ivana of breaking up and breaking even.

The first rule of thumb of breaking up is to select the appropriate moment (do not procrastinate or you will look pathetic). The second is to devise the manner of breakup around the reason for breakup - ( you do not slash your wrists a la Diana as a way out when you find you were cheated upon).And the last, not least rule , is to break even by breaking up. How? Say that what you have given that bloke is a love to talk about till the day he dies; take it back: the love letters, the poems and the precious gifts. Suppose he ran away with a younger woman; date a younger man IMMEDIATELY, without giving him a hint it is about revenge. He went back to his Ex? Go back to your Ex, any Ex, innocently. Breaking even is not exactly revenge; it is setting the records straight and rescuing your self-esteem .No matter what you choose to do, it should never look like breaking even!

Every relationship warrants its own break up story. But here there are ways to break his heart while you mend yours: