It's Not Me, It's You

by Grossman, Anna Jane

• ISBN13: 9780738210902
• ISBN10: 0738210900
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-01-08
• Publisher: Da Capo Pr

Summary

Finally, there's a book that will help you understand what you've been through, and what you'll go through if your next relationship falls apart, as it probably will. It's Not Me, It's You is the how-did-I-ever-live-without-it-before guide to initiating, getting out of, through, and over a breakup. It includes: Common types of relationships, and why they won't work: from the "mad about yous" to the "make your parents happies" to the "buck fuddies", Tried and true strategies for leaving your love in the lurch (or leaving in style, depending on your history together): from celebrity faves like the "Brad Pitt" to the always classy "Slow Fade" to the popular but meaningless "It's Not You, It's Me", A glossary of essential breakup terms, such as "antiquing," "outsourcing," and "the payback sack", The real translations of such breakup lines as "We can still be friends" and "I love you but I'm just not in love with you". Book jacket.

Author Biography

Anna Jane Grossman is a journalist who has written wedding and engagement announcements for the New York Post, New York Observer, and New York Times. She lives in New York City. Flint Wainess is a television and screenwriter living in Los Angeles. Together Grossman and Wainess founded the website breakupnews.com.

Table of Contents

Introduction
A Note from Flint and Anna Jane	p. 11
A Brief History of Modern Heartbreak: A Rich Past of Pain	p. 17
A Timeline of Divorce, Heartbreak, and Infidelity	p. 24
Getting Ready for Good-bye (a.k.a. the Relationship)
Do You Know This Couple? Common Types of Relationships and Why They Won't Last	p. 36
Stages of Relationship Death	p. 45
Is Your Relationship Kaput? Take This Quiz and Find Out	p. 53
He's Not Cheating, He just Works a Lot: The Cheaty McCheats a Lot Chart	p. 56
The Relationship Survey Results	p. 58
From the Trenches: I Knew It Was Over When...	p. 64
Everything Else You Ever Wanted to Know about Relationships (but Were Afraid to Ask Dr. Phil)	p. 70
The Breakup
The Breakup Glossary	p. 84
Breaking Down Breakup Styles	p. 92
Fifty Ways to Get Your Lover to Leave You	p. 106
Lost in Translation: What Men and Women Really Mean When They're Breaking Up with You	p. 109
The Perfect Breakup Medium for You	p. 111
The Breakup Pocket Guide	p. 120
It's Mine! It's All Mine! A Guide to Splitting Up the Postbreakup Booty	p. 127
Breakup Survey Results	p. 135
From the Trenches: Best Breakup Lines	p. 140
Everything Else You Ever Wanted to Know about Breakups (but Were Afraid to Ask Dr. Phil)	p. 144
Get Over It
Facts and Fictions about Your Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Breakup	p. 156
The Grossman-Wainess Guide to Rock Bottom...It's Cheaper than Frommer's!	p. 158
Stages of (Good) Grief, Charlie Brown	p. 161
Web Stalking for Beginners	p. 169
The Single Guy: Flint's Guide for the Newly Single Male	p. 178
The Single Girl: Anna Jane's Guide for the Newly Single Lady	p. 185
Breakup Trees	p. 191
Get Over It Survey Results	p. 202
From the Trenches: What's the Best Thing about Being Single Again?	p. 204
Everything Else You Ever Wanted to Know about Getting Over It (but Were Afraid to Ask Dr. Phil)	p. 209
Epilogue
P.S.: A Final Note from Flint and Anna Jane	p. 219
The Breakup Songbook	p. 222
The Burn Book	p. 228
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