


How, When and Where Did Your Relationship End?
One of the best, long running threads ever on SYBD’s old forum was the “How, When and Where Were You Dumped?” discussion. It was a place where people told their personal stories of being deserted in random and mundane locations: like supermarkets, on planes, in cars,...
How Sun Signs Handle Breakups
Lorna Mackinnon: How Sun Signs Handle Breakups UPDATED 2020: Here is a rather timeless (uber popular) article written by Lorna Mackinnon from the very early days of #SYBD called, “When You’ve Been Dumped: How The Sun Signs Handle Break-ups”. I thought this one was...
Thea’s 10 Tips to Get Over It (a Breakup)
Want to Get Over It? Read on… This 10 Tips to Get Over It is a post that was written years ago, but is just as relevant today. Well, admittedly, some of the content has been updated a little (I mean, who here even remembers “buddy lists”?) Generally...
The A-Z of Mental, Emotional and Physical Effects of a Breakup
So You’ve Been Dumped: Now What? The A-Z of Mental, Emotional and Physical Effects of a Breakup A person’s world, after a breakup, will undoubtedly feel disconcerting, different and daunting. While not everyone will experience all of the following mental, emotional...
Chrissie Manby: On Perfect Timing
On Perfect Timing by Chrissie Manby Comedy, they say, is all about timing. You want to hear a good one? How about the girl who got dumped seven days before she had to be her best friend’s bridesmaid? She lost fourteen pounds in a week and no longer fitted the...
Simple Steps to Deal with Joint Finances After a Breakup
This is a vintage SYBD post about joint finances after a breakup. Written by a dear friend Neil Bellamy, at the time of our launch, it is just as relevant today – twenty one years later. Let’s Talk Joint Finances After a Breakup If you are going through a...
The Power of Forgiveness – Try It
This in archive post updated in 2021 on the Power of Forgiveness: Do you forgive the people who you feel have done you wrong? Or do you hold on every single perceived slight or misdemeanour – locking it away in your personal vault? When you think about your ex (or...
Let’s Be Friends (A Real Thread: Friends with an Ex)
A Discussion on Being Friends with an Ex Here is an archive thread from the early days of SYBD on they hotbed topic: being friends with an ex. Hands up, who’s tried to be friends with an ex? It’s hard isn’t it? It is when you want more than they...
So You Think You’re Over Your Ex (Part 2)
So You Think You’re Over Your Ex Part 2 This is a follow on post from So You Think You’re Over Your Ex Part 1 here. The original post from many years ago now was over three thousand words. Who has the time to read that? So I’ll pick up from last...
So You Think You’re Over It? (Part 1)
So You Think You’re Over It? This is an updated archive post: ‘So You Think You’re Over It’ and because it is so long I’ve decided to cut it in half. Do you think that you’ve made it successfully from “it’s over”...
Can Binaural Beats Help You Heal From Heartbreak?
Binaural Beats & Breakups? One of the things that helped me get through the year that was 2020 was listening to Binaural Beats. It got me thinking, can binaural beats help you heal from heartbreak? I decided to do a little research to find out. By way of...
Big and Little Things to Do After a Breakup
Big and Little Things to Do After a Breakup One from the archive: This is a light-hearted list of suggestions of things to consider when recovering from a breakup. Some of this list of breakup advice will be one-offs but many are ongoing recommendations. The list...
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