1) Be around your friends 2) Remember why you two broke up in the first place 3) Work on improving yourself 4) Be strong and do not give them the pleasure of seeing you upset 5) Do anything that makes you look and feel good!

"Just a Bit of Pink"

By: Katie May

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Dear Katie-      "My boyfriend of five months just broke up with me. The problem is I just can't get him off my mind. I'm always depressed and never want to go out and have fun. What should I do?"                                                     --Heartbroken

Dear Heartbroken,      Well, based on my own personal experience, I have come to realize certain things about relationships. Now that your in this situation, there are three steps that you should look over.      Step One- Ask yourself why you are not together anymore. There is most likely a good reason. For example, maybe they cheated on you while you were away on a trip. Now, why would you want scum like that? Or maybe they "just don't want a relationship right now." Which is a decent reason (Unless, of course, they show up with some dark hair cheerleading floozy within a few days after you both break up) Then, in this case, he is not worth the dirt beneath your feet!     Step Two- Keep yourself together. Ok, so you have gone from have somethere 24/7 to having no one at all, so it is very important that you keep yourself occupied. Call up your friends! I am sure they would love to hear from you again. YOU need to make the effort to regain that friendships you might have lost due to your relationship, your friends may not be the first to call you. If your friends are busy, seek out a hobby of some sort. Do ANYTHING, but sit in your room and cry over some jerk, who probably was not even worth your time! WORK ON IMPROVING YOUR LIFE! If you are going to cry, cry with a friend. Their support will help realize (once more) that you do not need that jerk who hurt you.      Step Three- Appearance. You do not need to shave your head to get noticed. Even if you are dying inside, do not give them the pleasure of seeing you upset. If you act like you do not care, in time, you will see that you really don't! When you are truly over it, you will see the difference in yourself and your attitude!       Pulling off a friendship with this guy will be nearly impossible, and it takes a lot of work. So, work on making yourself happy first! Your situation may differ and maybe most of my advice will not help you out, but remember the important thing-You two obviously were not meant to be and someday, even if it is him, you will find that someone that is right for you. Hey, look at the bright side......IT'S ONLY HIGH SCHOOL! You still have plenty of time!       I would like to end my column today with a quote I read in an e-mail the other day:           " No man/woman is worth my tears             because if they were they wouldn't             make me cry." I hope I helped you at least a little bit. Until next time, good luck and God bless!                                                    --Katie May

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