Breaking up is a romantic triple zero. When youβve been addicted, there are bound to be withdrawal symptoms, so get thee to romance rehab. Start by making mental notes of all his misdemeanours then recite them like a mantra. Do this daily, and I promise that youβll start to feel better. Yep, soon, whole seconds will elapse when you wonβt think of him. I also suggest you give up chocolate; youβll miss the chocolate so much, you wonβt miss him.
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Of course, more often itβs the wife who breaks the state of Holy Deadlock. Over the past five years, more divorces in Australia were initiated by women than men. Now that women are economically independent, thereβs no longer any need to fake a happy marriage. And, of course, divorce is not a failure β itβs just a change, and change can be a good thing, so do try to salvage a friendship. (I adore both my ex-husbands. We probably get on better now than when we were married!)
So, if youβre heartsick this Valentineβs Day, just remember that love is curable in a way that, say, a close encounter with a great white shark is not. You will eventually get over him. While itβs true that it once took me two years to get over a bloke Iβd never met β he was Davy Jones of The Monkees, and I was prepubescent β I did recover. But whinge for longer than a year about how much you miss that mongrel and even your dog will file for divorce.
Romance is love without reality attached β a foolish longing for life minus mortgages, lawn mowing, flu doses and dentists. What women need is equality, not romance. But a man who treats you as an equal? Well, thereβs nothing more romantic than that.
