Author Archives: thea
SYBD: 50 Life Lessons Worth Sharing
The following 50 lines were posted on our forum by a girl Juillet507 five years ago. In researching something else (affirmations) I came across them and decided to re-post it here on the SYBD blog. After a bit of research … Continue reading
Posted in advice, Life, Love, Marriage, perspective, Relationship, resilience, Well Being
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THEA: My 12 Stages of a Break Up
For many years now I’ve been working (ok, I use the term loosely) on a breakup and recovery book. To be honest, what tends to put me off is 1) how many books for divorces and the dumped there are … Continue reading
Posted in advice, Animation, Book, Break Up Books, Break-up, Healing, Tutorial
Tagged 12 Stages of a Breakup, Break-up, moving on, recovery
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SYBD ARCHIVE: Thea’s Guide to Online Dating
Lately I’ve been scouring the old archive articles of SYBD – going right back to Day One of the site (July 2000, incidentally). Anyway I came across this one which is seemingly even more relevant today as it’s so common … Continue reading
Posted in Dating, Love, Online Dating, Relationship, Romance
Tagged Eharmony, Internet Dating, match.com, online dating
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FUN: Something Light for Your Friday – What Are Your Top 5 Break Up Anthems?
Over the past month or so (especially around Valentine’s Day) I saw a number of articles and blog posts – all about Break Up Anthems. There were many on Facebook/Spotify, Mashable in particular. Well frankly, it’s something we’ve been talking … Continue reading
Posted in fun, Healing, Music, Relationship
Tagged Break Up Anthems, Dumped Anthems, Music
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SYBD ARCHIVE: Life Balance by Marianne Craig
Here’s another article from the So You’ve Been Dumped archives. This one is from 2001 and yet it is just as relevant today! Enjoy! ***************************** If you are beginning to get your life back together after a relationship split, a … Continue reading
Posted in advice, Archive, Balance, Fulfillment, Healing, Life, Relationship
Tagged Balance, Marianne Craig, Susan Jeffers
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REAL THREAD: Dumped So Hard My Butt Still Hurts
Going through the SYBD archives from more than a decade ago now, I been coming across all kinds of interesting and universal posts – which has been inspirational to me on many levels. From the earliest few days of SYBD, … Continue reading
Posted in Archive, Contact, Friends with an Ex, Relationship, SYBD Archives, Well Being
Tagged Archive, Communication, Contact, NC, No Contact, SYBD Archives
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SYBD ARCHIVE: Is This “The One”? – by Curt Degenhart
Lately I’ve been going back through the archives of SYBD when I came across this article from 2001. It’s a seemingly-timeless topic from Curt Degenhart who writes all about “the one” (….if there is such a thing that is). What do … Continue reading
Posted in Dating, Love, Relationship, Relationships, SYBD Archives, The One
Tagged Dating, Love, Relationships, The One
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REAL THREADS: “I Want To Tell Him I Miss Him”
Over a year ago, one of the final posts on SYBD was by a woman who simply wrote: “I want to tell him I miss him. Please tell me why I shouldn’t. I can’t take this anymore, I really can’t.” … Continue reading
Posted in Break-up, Contact, ex, Letting Go, moving on, No Contact
Tagged Contact, I Miss You, Missing, NC
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THEA: Sunday Herald Piece on Internet Dating
Last week, I was approached to comment on the subject of Internet Dating for a piece in Scotland’s Sunday Herald. I was delighted to be included on the piece by Judith Duffy found here. As I’d made a lot of … Continue reading
Posted in Dating, Online Dating, Relationship
Tagged Digital Dating, Internet Dating, match.com, online dating, Sunday Herald
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OLD THREAD: ‘An Open Letter to My Ex’
This was posted (by a guy!) on the forum many years ago. I’ve edited it down a wee bit (made a few tiny alterations), but it is effectively a the guy’s real thread, written some months after his break up. … Continue reading
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