http://dearsugar.com/ Just ask. en http://dearsugar.com/2369327 <!-- no strip poll --><div id="epoll-view-2369327"></div><script type="text/javascript">new Ajax.Request('/epoll/view/2369327',{method:'get',onSuccess:function(transport){var epoll=$('epoll-view-2369327');epoll.update(transport.responseText);}});</script><noscript><p><p><span class="inline left"><img src="http://images.teamsugar.com/files/upl1/0/3362/42_2008/Broken-Heart.xlarge.jpg" alt="" title="" class="left outline image xlarge" height="212" width="320"></span>If falling in love makes people deliriously happy, then getting your heart broken is emotionally shattering. And while there may be a lesson to be learned, truthfully I can’t really think of anything good about a broken heart. But alas, it is a part of life. So, have you ever had your heart broken? </p> <p><a href="http://www.gettyimages.com" target="_blank">Source</a></p> </p><!-- no strip poll --><form action="/2369327" method="post" id="epoll_view_voting"> <div><div class="poll"> <div class="vote-form"> <div class="choices"><div class="form-item"> <label>Dear Poll: Have You Ever Been Heartbroken? </label> <div class="form-item"> <label class="option"><input type="radio" name="edit[choice]" value="0" class="form-radio" /> Yes. It was horrible, but I made it through.</label> </div> <div class="form-item"> <label class="option"><input type="radio" name="edit[choice]" value="1" class="form-radio" /> Yeah, I’m trying to mend a broken heart right now.</label> </div> <div class="form-item"> <label class="option"><input type="radio" name="edit[choice]" value="2" class="form-radio" /> No, I’ve had breakups, but never a broken heart. </label> </div> <div class="form-item"> <label class="option"><input type="radio" name="edit[choice]" value="3" class="form-radio" /> Other — Please share</label> </div> </div> </div><input type="hidden" name="edit[nid]" id="edit-nid" value="2369327" /> <input type="submit" name="op" value="Vote" class="form-submit" /> </div><input type="hidden" name="edit[form_id]" id="edit-form_id" value="epoll_view_voting" /> </div> </div></form> <!-- no strip poll --></noscript><!-- no strip poll --> http://dearsugar.com/2369327#comment Breakup Dear Poll Heartbreak rejection sadness Thu, 16 Oct 2008 09:00:00 -0700 DearSugar http://dearsugar.com/2369327 http://dearsugar.com/2019957 <p><span class="inline left"><img src="http://images.teamsugar.com/files/upl1/0/3362/38_2008/56677626.jpg" alt="" title="" class="right image preview" height="233" width="350"></span>No matter which end you’re on, rejection is an unpleasant experience. Though in some ways rejecting someone might be easier than <a href="http://dearsugar.com/1596309" >being rejected</a>, it can still be difficult to negotiate, especially if you want to do it nicely. So if you’ve got to let someone down easy, I have some tips to share. To see them, please </p> <p><a href="http://dearsugar.com/2019957">read more</a></p> http://dearsugar.com/2019957#comment rejection Relationships The How-To Lounge Truth Tue, 16 Sep 2008 09:00:00 -0700 DearSugar http://dearsugar.com/2019957 http://dearsugar.com/1766469 <!-- no strip poll --><div id="epoll-view-1766469"></div><script type="text/javascript">new Ajax.Request('/epoll/view/1766469',{method:'get',onSuccess:function(transport){var epoll=$('epoll-view-1766469');epoll.update(transport.responseText);}});</script><noscript><p><p><span class="inline left"><img src="http://images.teamsugar.com/files/upl1/0/3362/28_2008/stood up.jpg" alt="" title="" class="outline right image preview" width="353" height="484"></span>I asked you yesterday what would be worse: to <a href="http://dearsugar.com/1764512" rel="nofollow">go on a nightmare blind date or be stood up</a> and so far, 53 percent of you felt that being stood up was far worse. I happen to agree — being rejected by someone who hasn't even given you a chance sure is a blow to your ego. But all the times I talk about the notion of standing someone up, I've asked you about <i>being</i> stood up, not <i>standing someone up</i>. So ladies, now's your chance to come clean: have you ever stood up an impending date? </p> <p><a href="http://www.gettyimages.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Source</a></p> </p><!-- no strip poll --><form action="/1766469" method="post" id="epoll_view_voting"> <div><div class="poll"> <div class="vote-form"> <div class="choices"><div class="form-item"> <label>Dear Poll: Have You Ever Stood Someone Up?</label> <div class="form-item"> <label class="option"><input type="radio" name="edit[choice]" value="0" class="form-radio" /> Yes, I just had a bad feeling about it so I bailed last minute. Hey, guys do it all the time so why can't I?</label> </div> <div class="form-item"> <label class="option"><input type="radio" name="edit[choice]" value="1" class="form-radio" /> No way. I've been stood up before and it felt terrible. I'd never want to make someone feel that way.</label> </div> <div class="form-item"> <label class="option"><input type="radio" name="edit[choice]" value="2" class="form-radio" /> Other — Please explain in the comments below.</label> </div> </div> </div><input type="hidden" name="edit[nid]" id="edit-nid" value="1766469" /> <input type="submit" name="op" value="Vote" class="form-submit" /> </div><input type="hidden" name="edit[form_id]" id="edit-form_id" value="epoll_view_voting" /> </div> </div></form> <!-- no strip poll --></noscript><!-- no strip poll --> http://dearsugar.com/1766469#comment being stood up Dating Dear Poll rejection Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:00:00 -0700 DearSugar http://dearsugar.com/1766469 http://dearsugar.com/1596309 <p><span class="inline left"><img src="http://images.teamsugar.com/files/upl1/0/3362/18_2008/200315357-001.preview.jpg" alt="" title="" class="right image preview" height="350" width="350"></span>Rejection is an awful mix between being extremely offended and feeling like an utter failure with some shame and humiliation on the side. And of course, even if you try to avoid it, it’s going to happen eventually. While I don’t have any surefire ways to make rejection painless, I do have a few ideas to make it a bit easier. To check them out, </p> <p><a href="http://dearsugar.com/1596309">read more</a></p> http://dearsugar.com/1596309#comment Advice rejection sadness The How-To Lounge Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:00:00 -0700 DearSugar http://dearsugar.com/1596309