by Kevin Lockett

Created on: June 22, 2009   Last Updated: June 26, 2009

Breaking up is hard stay to do...but it is not the end of the world.

Burning your former partner's clothes or keying their car, probably isn't the best way to handle a breakup, but there are many ways to recover from a relationship gone bad:

Don't Use Facebook To VentSocial networks like blogging, Twitter, MySpace, Facebook are great way to stay connected with each other in the 21st century. But the worst thing you can do is vent online. Let's say that there is a person interested in you, if they see that you like vent about your breakups online that might keep that person from connecting with you. Instead of venting online, write a blog, but don't publish it. If you really need to rant to your friends, send them via personal message on Facebook. By doing so, your friends are still reading your rants, but everybody else Facebook has not idea hat you really want to push your ex's car over a cliff.

Take a Break, But Don't Stop Dating- Too often after a bad break up, people will say: I am done with dating! Why? Just because this relationship didn't work out, it doesn't mean that you should close yourself off to the rest of the world. By shutting yourself off from perspective dates, you are only keeping people from finding out what a great person you are. After a breakup, take some time off and decompress, but don't run and hide from people. The love of your life could be knocking on your door, don't be afraid to turn the knob and let them in.

Pamper Yourself-Take a moment and splurge on yourself. Get a massage and release the tension from your body. Take a break from your diet and get a hot fudge sundae...in fact, go nuts and add some whipped cream! Take the time to do something nice for yourself because if you don't, who will?

Look at Your Former Partner- Take a long look at the person that you dated. Was the person jealous or did they verbally or physically abuse you? Did they use you for money or for sex? Did your self-esteem go down, while you dated that person? This is the time to not only take a look at your most recent relationship, but also your prior relationships. If you see a toxic pattern when it comes to your former partners, change the pattern. This might not be easy task to do, but think how happy you will be, if you do make the change.

Your Next Date Has a Different Name -After bad break-ups, too many people hoist the baggage of their past relationships onto their next date. Now if that person looks exactly like your past partner with

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