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SHOUTOUTS > Dear Breakup Girl, How about some advice for us over-40 female types? I just got dumped by my boyfriend of two years (through a feeble excuse sent by e-mail, if you can believe it). It hit me pretty hard; I have an 11-year-old girl, and the three of us did a lot of family "things" together. Now I'm feeling, in no particular order: depressed, lonely, unattractive, and pretty stupid for wasting two years on this jerk. But, most importantly, I can't get out of this mindset that says that this was my proverbial "last chance at love." You see, I'm 48 (boyfriend was 45), and there's just not a lot of men to go around at my age. Got any words of wisdom to shock me out of this? --Donna
Well, the e-mail thing is pretty inexcusable. And believe me, I understand how you feel overall – and I’m just an over-30 female type! So yeah, ouch. But Donna, you’ll notice that you also met this guy – who, if you think back much later, you’ll see probably did have plenty of winning qualities (e.g. did "family" things?) other than, you know, "there" – when you were already over 40. There is still time; there are still men. Don’t keep scouting the same echoey rooms for men who have left the building. When you’re [mostly] done feeling crappy, try a new haunt, a new website, a new slew of parent-teacher conferences. I know you’re freaking exhausted, but what else are you gonna do? Heck, maybe you’ll find someone "too old" for e-mail. Love, < PREVIOUS LETTER || SHOUTOUTS > |
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