I have a friend who has a rule of thumb: you get to mope for one month, max, for every year that you were in a relationship with your ex. Oh, and if you were never really in a relationship? That's right, you don't get to mope at all, you just get an express ticket to Getting Over It.

People who are newly and reluctantly single hate my friend's rule of thumb. It makes them scream. It makes a lot of sense to the people around them, though.