Dating? Here's some advice on breaking up from the book "How to Survive Dating" (Hundreds of Heads Books,  $12.95), straight from people who've done it:

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  "You might love someone, but you know it's time to take a break when you're having more bad times than good times. You go to a bar, you get in a fight. You're not enjoying each other's company. When that happens, it's time to leave."

  _Crystal, Bremen, Ga.

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  "I've always been the one to do the breaking up even though I have typically been the passive person in the relationship. Sometimes the only control I have ever had was the strength to say that it's over."

  _Sarah, Seattle

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  "When in the middle of a bad break-up, always consider two things: 1) The things that are best for you are sometimes the things that are the hardest to do. 2) Act in a way you'd be able to accept unflinchingly one year from now."

  _Christina, Belmont, Mass.

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  "A few years ago, I was in a long-term relationship with a total jerk. When we broke up, my boss, who was a good friend of mine and had observed the relationship and break-up, asked me, 'What are you going to learn from this?' I thought about it for a minute and answered, 'I'm going to learn not to date jerks!'"

  _Anonymous, New Tripoli, Pa.

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  "It's always sad when you and your girlfriend break up around Valentine's Day, but eating the giant box of candy you'd already bought for her helps somehow. It's therapeutic."

  _K., Indianapolis

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