Deciphering your breakup persona.
The good thing about identifying your breakup persona is that it helps you better understand why you might not want to move on from your ex. It also helps you better understand how you handle a breakup. And now that we’ve identified where you might be having trouble in your post-breakup recovery, we can talk about why it’s still time to move on.

Fact: Like it or not, your relationship is over.
Fact: You don’t have to know Why? to move on (so stop making yourself crazy!).
Fact: The sooner you accept the breakup, the sooner you’ll move on (and you deserve to move on!).

Ultimately, you have a choice. In six months, do you want to still be thinking about your ex and possibly his new girlfriend, or do you want to be living and loving your new life, with nothing but a fleeting thought of your ex? Only you know the answer, but I hope you’ll make the decision that has your best interests at heart. For additional breakup resources, visit www.BreakupChronicles.com.

Excerpted with permission from It’s a Breakup, Not a Breakdown, copyright © 2007 by Lisa Steadman, published by Polka Dot Press.