WOMEN'S ISSUES: Best Ways to Get Over an Ex

Ever experienced a bad breakup? Then you know what follows: Ask how and why, and cry 'til you're dry. And yet the demons of boyfriends and husbands past seem to linger. Read on for clever ways to exorcise your ex.

Breakup Bash
Have a girlfriend party. [After my breakup,] I sent out an Evite to a bunch of girls asking them to come celebrate my 205-pound weight loss. I'm referring to the ex, of course. --mnmoon70

Ooh-La-La

Go on vacation to Paris, and flirt (just flirt!) with dashing, charming Frenchmen. --gildedstar

Pay It Forward

Pack up all the stuff he gave you—clothing, stuffed animals, CDs—and give them all away to charity. Oh, and those things he accidentally left at your place? Give them all away! --sophiebrooklyn

Sleep On It

The way I've always heard it is... the best way to get over someone is to get under someone else. --lilyfay

Pump Up the Volume

Listen to your Ultimate Breakup Album, as loud as you can stand it. Scream, yell and sing the lyrics at the top of your lungs. --brenna67

Cheers To You

Have a glass of wine (or two, or three), watch George Clooney movies and imagine him as your new boyfriend. --wendi_in_cali

Work It Out

Hit the gym, and sweat that guy right out of your pores! You'll feel good about yourself, have a great body and hey, maybe catch a cute guy's eye. --srv203

Silent Treatment

Do not take his phone calls! Change his name on your cellphone to "NOT WORTH IT" or "JERK--DO NOT ANSWER" so when he calls, that message comes up as a little reminder. --keren_w