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Old 01-22-2019, 11:30 AM
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trailmix
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Your parents are very wise. No, it's not you.

Another good exercise at this point is to make a list of all the things that are wrong in this relationship - an actual hard copy list or a list on your phone and every time you start to ruminate about "the good times" pull that list out and review it.

Like anything, after a week or so the anger fades a bit and the bad stuff starts to fade and you can start to feel bad about the whole thing, refer to that list 20 times a day if necessary to keep that uppermost in your mind.

I think it's a good idea to be specific too, so for instance:

Instead of:

He is rude (although it's worth putting that on the list as well) you might want to write:

When we went out to dinner with friends he made fun of my room mate's story and insulted the waiter
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