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10 Reasons You Should Be Grateful You Dumped or Were Dumped

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Here are my Top 10 Reasons You Should Be Grateful You Dumped (or Were Dumped By) Your Bad Betrothed (or Bad Boyfriend) --

1. He taught you that "boredom" is an anagram of "bedroom."

2. He helped you understand the importance of staying away from guys who play the opening chords to "Smoke on the Water" all the time, even when they are way past the bassist stage.


4. You learned from him that there are insignificant others as well as significant others.


6. You understood from being in a relationship with him that a truly thoughtful lover would not always attempt to arouse you with the subtlety of a chimp trying to dial a rotary phone.


8. You learned, while being in that relationship, that someone else's constant sense of suspicion is capable of eroding your own sense of trust and self-worth to the point where you doubt your sanity as well as your integrity.



Say thanks, so long, and wave good-by without turning back.

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This post is based on a piece originally published in Psychology Today