Cheer up a friend with The Breakup Basket
It’s breakup season — truly sad but, sadly, true. High school sweethearts are giving back each other’s letter jacket, while the long-distance bunch have found the “if you can make it past Thanksgiving…” maxim a difficult deadline to meet. And it isn’t going to get any better from here: January is National Breakup Month.
How do you console a friend going through a bad breakup? First, remind them that, just the other month, Heath Ledger and Michelle Williams broke up — and if a couple who met on a movie set can’t make it work, then by god, what does that mean for us mere mortals? Then, give them The Breakup Basket.
The Breakup Basket has the essentials to cheer up your mourning friend: a trashy read, a tape of their favorite Demetri Martin jokes — whatever works. We here at Life & Style put together a few ideas of our own. Click the green dots on each item to see who put it in and how it will make your friend forget their ex… and realize that Heath is now on the market.
Multimedia production by Jason Plautz and Alex Campbell.
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Got some time on your hands after your breakup? Spend it playing with a Rubik's cube. Or you can return home.
This is also kind of a great gift basket in general.
Paul Schrodt
November 28, 2007 at 11:17 pm
I like this idea. I live for gift baskets (customers can buy gift baskets at my online store.) I’ll have to think about more options like this, I laughed out loud when I saw it. Thanks!
Barbara
July 18, 2008 at 12:00 pm
the basket is great, but this snippet is creepy seeing as how heath ledger is now DEAD!
jackie
August 7, 2008 at 2:25 pm
Thanks for providing information and prices of different variety of shopping product. I need this info because i am using online shopping services.
Thanks
Smith
October 2, 2008 at 5:35 am
Getting over your ex is something that most of us have to do at some point in our life. Some people more than others. When the ex means a divorce in involved then the break up is all the more harder.
It is said that time is a great healer and that is true, but also taking action is vital. Just what action should you take?
Here is some practical advice to deal with life after a break up, relationship break down or divorce.
1. Make a clean break. As tempting as it can be, if you are still in love with your EX, and they don’t reciprocate the feelings and intensity, then you’re better off making a clean break. This is true every time. Ex lover rarely make good friends after a break up.
2. Delete all telephone numbers, email address and the like that contain your ex’s details. Keeping temptation at bay is vital.
3. Clear out as many personal items as you can. Obviously keeping practical stuff is important, but, if you’re using your ex’s left behind items to remember them, then that’s no good. Clear them out as soon as possible.
4. Treat yourself. Make sure you get used to enjoying yourself without your ex partner. Prove to yourself, your ex and others that you can smile again in spite of the circumstances. A divorce doesn’t mean you can’t laugh a lot.
5. Let your frustrations, anger and bitterness come out. Write down your feeling or get some counselling. Even if it’s just a friend who will listen to you for a while. Blow off steam – it’s natural.
6. Cleanse your current situation by buying new things for the house. New bedding and kitchen utensils are something you use every day. Get new items. Your life is still going to go on so distance yourself from the things you used with your ex. It will work wonders for you.
7. Give yourself time to heal. You don’t need to rush into a new relationship until your ready. Advice given to me as I was going through my divorce was to ‘clear the decks emotionally.’ Superb advice, you don’t need to rebound till its right for you.
Tanay
May 21, 2009 at 1:04 am