As I was recently brought down from my happy cloud (Now, you know why I felt more blue), I decided to make a “AskMen.com” type of list.
Mind you, I wrote this fairly fast and it’s only personnal “tips” and life experiences.

Top 5 Break-up Cures:

5- Push yourself even harder then usual to work as you would any normal day.

You might feel that a break-up is the end of the world, but I can garantee you that it isn’t. But, this is my number 5, as i know for a fact, that this really hard. But let’s face it, the longuer you do nothing, the longuer you’ll only think about her/him.
Warning: Don’t over do it either! If you just crush your pain under work… it’ll come out eventually.

4- Get out!

A couple of fresh breath of air will clean your mind a little. So get out of those stained-bed sheets, get a shower (you smelly bum!) and go take a walk. Also, mix this idea with others (take the dog or a friend for a walk(don’t forget to put their leash on…))
Mind you, i’m not telling you to go out clubbing all night (as this will eventually leads to AT LEAST one of the 5 bad ideas (see below)).

3- Cry on your mom’s shoulder.

This might sound stupid, but it just feels right. Even if you aren’t in the best terms with your mother, she will not be able to see you cry and in pain without lending a dry soft shoulder for you to snot all over.
Warning: If for some reason you hate your own mother (the shame!) or can’t reach her (lawsuit, pure hatred, death (darn :S That must really suck!) etc.), you can substitute the motherly figure with one of your closest friend.

2- Surround yourself with good friends.

Support is one of the few good reasons we have friends. Of course, you might need a couple of minutes alone, but the worst thing you could do, it’s to dwell in your own sadness alone. Trust me, it’ll only make matters worse.
Warning: Hanging around on MSN ’till 4 am is NOT a good way to “get support”. It might do a little patch work … but you’ll annoy everyone on your list and sill end up being alone and depressed thinking about how sweet the times were…

1- Watch TV / Movies.

This is my personnal must. If the heavy “This isn’t working anymore…” is dropped, I turn right back to the american substitute for friendship. Not only will this make you forget your problem (and pretty much your own name), it’ll make you feel like you
are standing temporarly in someone else’s shoes thus, taking a bit weight off the pain. A fun alternative for this break-up cure are videogames. Though it might requires more attention then you can actually afford to give at the moment.
Double big-super-duper warning:
A) DO NOT spend 3 weeks crying and watching tv.
B) DO NOT rent movies that may contains any form of relationship-oriented stories. You’re just rubbing salt on your wounds. Stick to idiotic movies, retarded action movies and super bad videogames adaptations (I suggest Mortal Kombat or the new Dead Or Alive movie).

Tomorrow, i’ll post the 5 worst break-up cures.

Last quick note:
My employer’s server (AskMen.com) actually CRASHED because of Anna Nicole Smith’s death !!! Talk about hard hitting news!