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Are you the Heartbreaker or the Heartbroken?

Time may heal the wounds of a broken heart, but it doesn’t answer the questions of a broken heart. For that, there’s this site. It’s a sanctuary for every soul who’s lost a mate, a place to share stories and strength.

We have all loved, lost and let go. This site is dedicated to remembering, reconciling, or just moving on. If you have an “Ex”, then you are an “Ex.” And, just as a piece of your heart has been left with someone else; so, too, has a piece of their heart been left with you.

So, join us, and be among friends. Surround yourself with support – men and women, young and old who’ve been where you are – or who are there with you right now. Let this community be your salvation from the past and your best hopes for the future.

ExonExoff is about having, losing and finding again. It’s about remembering that love makes us human, and that being an “Ex” is part of our humanity.

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How to Give Yourself a Little Break-up TLC

by Katie Jahangiri

Indulge

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If your friends are anything like mine, they treasure the cliché notion that all wounds can be healed by a pint of Ben and Jerry’s and an expensive, time consuming “Mani-Pedi.” Although a luscious box of truffles can temporarily cure the sugar fixation, it has a negative effect on mending a broken heart. Instead of heading straight for the usual staples for coping with stress and grief - alcohol, caffeine, or sugar - try indulging in what are known as “mood elevating foods.”

Patricia Godfrey, a member of the International Association of Culinary Professionals, The Research Chefs Association, and the American Dietetic Association, conducted a study demonstrating that carbohydrates like rice, whole grains, and fruits are directly linked to the serotonin in your brain. Serotonin affects your body’s calmness and concentration, and ultimately prevents you from becoming depressed. Godfrey further concludes that having too little fat in your diet can actually put you in a bad mood. Foods high in monounsaturated fats, such as avocados and almonds, increase your endorphin levels, making you feel happier.

Could you live on $40,000 a month?

Times are hard for folks, but they seem to be harder for former model Brandi Glanville. She's requesting at least $39,963 in monthly support from her estranged husband, CSI-Miami star Eddie Cibrian, who filed for divorce after revealing his affair with LeAnn Rimes.

Glanville says she needs $11,942 to cover her mortgage, $4,000 for eating out, $3,000 for clothes, $1,500 for child care, $750 for Pilates and another $750 for massages and facials, among other needs.

In a California divorce, spouses have a legal right to ask the higher earner to support the lifestyle they were accustomed to during the marriage. She accuses Cibrian, who has been paying her household bills, of cutting off her access to cash because he's lowered her card's credit limit, and has ceased to allow cash advances on it.

For $4,000 you can eat out A LOT.

So, what is a proper settlement in a divorce? According to both USA Today and Forbes, Michael Jordan made the largest payout ever in a celebrity divorce when he handed his wife of 18 years, Juanita, $168 million dollars back in 2007. That could pale with Mel Gibson's divorce that could result in a settlement in the hundreds of millions.

Is that fair?

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