After my worst breakup, I cried for a solid year. I followed my ex around in my car, gazing at him through bushes and wooden fences. (Yes, I was weird then.) He seemed so happy. He was probably relieved to be rid of me. He had such a love of life, and I just couldn't keep up. The whole time we were going out, I thought he was too good for me--too charming, too handsome, too magnetic. He had an effortless social presence that I admired. Women loved him. Ooh boy. I shouldn't even write about the breakup. It was that painful.Anyway, new research shows that men have a harder time with marital breakups than women do, and are more likely to suffer depression as a result. I find that very surprising, but the research is in Canada, where I imagine men are more sensitive.Study: Men more prone to depression after breakup[Image is of Jeremy Northam--who to me is the epitome of the kind of man I could never date because he's too charming, handsome and magnetic.] (Source: The Trouble With Spikol)

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I had a hard break up with my ex but I didn't take it out on him and I'm glad I did because I am good friends with him now. The funny thing is I am now dating his best friend...and he is ok with it! Go Figure!

I found that I got along better with his best friend than him because there was a lot of simularities with each other....and my ex saw it and encoraged it! I thank him for that...remember there is always sunshine after the rain!