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Stumbling Naked in the Dark: Overcoming Mistakes Men Make with Women.

You just went through the world's worst relationship on record. The kind you wouldn't wish on your worst enemy (or, maybe you would). And, you'd have to be a total fucking moron to go through that shit again, right? Well, unless you actually learn from the experience, there's a damn good chance you will be that total fucking moron.

Now that your relationship is over, you need to debrief yourself to identify what went wrong. Not what you did wrong. But, what she did wrong.

Since you're gonna dwell on the break-up anyway, focus on what you fucking hated about your Ex. The shit that really sucked. That is the real truth and measure of a relationship. (Anyone can be happy when you're both still pretending to love each other.)

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It's time to be honest with yourself: Your Ex was a bitch, admit it.

And you're not gonna get over her by idealizing her, remembering only the good times and selectively “forgetting” all the crap. Just think back on all the things she did that made you really want to slap the bitch out of her (but that you tolerated because you were getting laid).

Did she put everyone else's needs ahead of yours? Did she emasculate you in front of friends and family? Did she fart in bed and hold your head under the covers? Did she sleep with all your friends? Or, worse, did she screw up all the presets on your car stereo?

If, after dwelling on all that, you still miss her, you need to start the whole exercise over. This time without lying to yourself.

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She wasn't “the One.”

Hey, you might not have found the right girl this time, but the relationship wasn't entirely a waste of time. At least now, you know what things to look for—and to avoid—in girls you date in the future. And that's no small help.

The sooner you spot these traits in a new chick, the sooner you can escape out the restaurant bathroom window, leaving her to pay the check. It's all about cutting your losses. And quickly.

But you can save even more money, time and break-up pain by remembering Albert Einstein's definition of insanity: “Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.”

Just because you're attracted to a specific type of woman doesn't mean she's the right type for you. So stop going after the exact same kind of women (obviously, it didn't work the last time, right?). Because it's not just stupid, it's insane. Literally.

As the philosopher, George Santayana, once wrote, “Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” He wasn't talking about relationships, but he might as well have been.

If you don't change your dating approach and expectations, you're gonna keep ending up right back where you are now—all alone.