After a Breakup or Divorce who~

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After a Breakup or Divorce who~
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Tue, 09-20-2005 - 7:01pm

generally gets over it and moves on quicker: Men or Women?

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Tue, 09-20-2005 - 7:58pm

I don't think it's a gender issue...I think whoever is more emotionally invested in the relationship at the point it ends is the one who will take longer to move on. That *could* be the person who ends it...if he or she does so because the other person's behavior is unacceptable, for example. So it's not always the person who is technically the "dumper" who has an easier time of it. Example: if the man cheats, a woman might end the relationship because she can't tolerate cheating. But she will have the harder time getting over it, even thought she was the one to techinically end it.

Sheri

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Registered: 03-27-2003
Wed, 09-21-2005 - 6:28am
In my current case, my recent ex has already moved on. He is in the dating pool already. This was the case for my last as well. That makes it all the harder. It's how men operate.