breakup

As I was happily reading my round of internet gossip this morning, sitting in a generous leather armchair and precariously balancing both an Americano and a Chihuahua on my lap, I found an item that piqued my interest.

In today’s news: the problem with Google Recipe Search; men will pay for dates with pretty ladies; Berlusconi calls Clooney as witness; why breakups hurt; and the disturbing rise of eating disorders in older women.

A recent article in the Chicago Sun Times — "Study: Regrets? Women have a few, particularly in romance" by Stefano Esposito — examines a new study by a professor at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management. Apparently, women's biggest regrets in life are related to romance; it's common for a lady to believe that she let the right one slip away, either by missing an opportunity to hook up or not working hard enough in a previous relationship.

Will maintaining your dignity while breaking up a marriage help make you happy? Taking the high road is the family-friendly way to go and the benefits are too numerous to quantify. The high road is ultimately a way of life.

Do the mementos of relationships past make you more or less happy? A recent post over at Pop Candy - Cool stuff inherited after a breakup - got me thinking about this topic. The post was flippant and amusing; simply a list of the top five things left behind by the writer's ex-boyfriends: