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backseat driver  Published: Tuesday, May 22, 2007, 1:42 PM    
Updated: Thursday, May 24, 2007, 5:11 PM Lisa Shammas  After
living through my own break-ups, and subsequently advising
friends in similar situations, I am moved to blog a break-up
beacon to help those in need.  Here's what to do (in no
particular order):  1. Go cold turkey. Contact with him and any
of his affiliates (this includes friends and family) must be
severed like a gangrene leg. It's the only way to ensure
emotional distance. You wouldn't hold onto a necrotic limb,
would you? Now, I'm not saying that you can't eventually be
friends with an ex, but chances are by the time you're over him,
you won't want to be.  2. Don't listen to any music that could
remind you of the ex (this includes any sappy Coldplay songs).
Find new shit! Sites like eMusic, esnips, Pandora,, and
Musicovery can really facilitate the learning process. And you
can always go back to your hip-hop roots like I did.