I Used To Miss Him...But My Aim Is Improving: Not Your Ordinary Breakup Survival Guide - Softcover

James, Alison

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9781593370114: I Used To Miss Him...But My Aim Is Improving: Not Your Ordinary Breakup Survival Guide
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1593370113 ISBN 13: 9781593370114
Publisher: Adams Media, 2004

Synopsis

Breaking up is hard to do - but sweet revenge can make all the difference! With ever-increasing numbers of single people out there dating, hearts get broken every day. But today's woman needs more than a book of soppy affirmations to get her back on her feet and feeling great. I Used to Miss Him... is full of smart tips, sarcastic stories and hilarious ways to heal after a breakup. This book provides the sort of genuine advice you'd get from your best friend, but with a "rip his head off" attitude. By supporting a girl's right to be angry with her ex, this fun guide helps her rebuild her strength and confidence after he's gone.
Features edgy advice on how to:

  • Cash in on his lifelong guilt
  • Look sexy and feel fabulous (then run into him at a party)
  • Make an ex-boyfriend voodoo doll
  • Lose the guy, keep the jewelry
  • Advertise being single
  • Stalk responsibly to keep him on his toes
  • Maximize post-breakup pampering

I Used to Miss Him... is the ultimate breakup survival guide for today's woman!

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About the Author

Allison James is a coffee shop therapist for New York City's most confident singletons. She is a renowned expert in the breakup field, with more than two decades of experience using the recovery plan she reveals in this book.

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From Introduction : Nothing about breaking up with someone is easy, especially when you feel like you're getting the crappy end of the deal. In fact, going through a breakup is arguably one of the most miserable experiences in life, akin to having an arm gnawed off by a large, rabid dog or getting your pant leg stuck in a moving truck when you're biking. It's painful, it comes out of nowhere, and it just plain sucks.

But before you let any guy twist your heart into a knot and pull it out through your nose, remember that every horrible breakup has a bright side. Things really could be worse. At least you didn't stay with him, only to find out years later that he has a lengthy criminal record or the need to experiment with his sexuality. It could happen. It's happened to the best of us. But it is admittedly hard to have such intelligent perspective at the time of a breakup. It is much easier to focus on the fact that the guy is gone (not to be mistaken for "goner" - that comes later).

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Publisher
Adams Media
Publication date
2004
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1593370113
ISBN 13 
9781593370114
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
256
Rating
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