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I would think that a few weeks of ice cream or chocolate therapy would be a lot cheaper. Bad thing is that you may gain a couple of extra pounds is all. Then you get into the exercise therapy mode which helps you forget a person too.
After the ex left me following 25 years of marriage I "escaped" with my clothes and a very few pieces of old furniture. She took everything else. A few months later I inventoried my clothes. They were old and some were kind of worn. The ex had never seen a penny I earned she didn't want and couldn't spend and that did not include my wardrobe. Over the course of a few months I replaced my clothes with new slacks, sports coats, dress shirts - some colorful - tasteful silk ties, new shoes, et al. It lifted my spirits and caught the attention of a number of women at work. But sorry ladies, I did not date coworkers. Bad form!
A couple of years later I also replaced the ex with a former coworker I'd known for five years and always admired and respected. Much better!
I would think that a few weeks of ice cream or chocolate therapy would be a lot cheaper. Bad thing is that you may gain a couple of extra pounds is all. Then you get into the exercise therapy mode which helps you forget a person too.
The worst break-up I could not eat for a month. It was the best diet ever
So what do you replace, if anything, after a break up.?
The cats! (j/k)
I'd only replace things that invoke very specific connections or images to that ex - so, some pictures or perhaps very nostalgic gifts. Maybe the sheets, if they're stained ...
I have the money to buy a new phone, new wardrobe, etc...but I'm smart with my money and am also quite financially frugal. Why waste money replacing things, when, in the end, those things honesty don't completely erase the memory of that person?
I bought a house and got a drastic new haircut. It was fun! And cathartic. Shedding the old boyfriend gave me the notion that the old apartment and the old hairdo weren't working any longer, either. The new house also gave me something to occupy my time and my mind.
Recently a poster said she would replace her clothing after a break up.
This struck me as weird. Maybe because I could never afford to replace all my clothing in between every break up. I still wear jeans that are a good 10 years old...lol. I have yoga pants my ex husband bought a good 12-13 years ago!
I am however considering getting a whole new bed room set and mattress. At first I was just thinking comforter set but now thinking just start fresh and make my bedroom my special place that I have no memories of exes sharing my space. At this point my on,y hold back is the bed full of cats... I don't want to spend money for good linens, so the cats will be comfortable.
So what do you replace, if anything, after a break up.?
I would think that a few weeks of ice cream or chocolate therapy would be a lot cheaper. Bad thing is that you may gain a couple of extra pounds is all. Then you get into the exercise therapy mode which helps you forget a person too.
I am so good at replacing men... I don't even need all that. Crack a beer just like any other day.
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