I’ve got a few minutes to kill in between meetings, and rather than spend it killing my eyes on another PowerPoint chart (note to self: get eyes checked), I’ve decided to do some writing.

Today’s Question of the Day is:

What’s the best way to cure a broken heart?

I like this question, mainly because I have no answer for it.  Frankly, I’m not sure I’ve ever had my heart broken.  Sure, it’s been bumped and bruised a bit in its time, but for the most part, I never got so attached that I really couldn’t move on.

I was quite the ice-queen that way.  If things old/tired/boring/hard/touchy/gay/whatever and I didn’t like them anymore, I just walked away.  I was good at that.

Now, this is not to say that I did not occasionally miss someone.  And I do have some sure-fire remedies for that.

• Burn their belongings.  Sounds harsh, but it really does feel good. (Unless they left some really good stuff behind, in which case..
• Pawn their expensive belongings.
• Have a glass of wine.  Or a bottle.  Or, as was tradition in the Bitter House, have a bottle of wine and a tub of seafood salad in the hexagonal hallway.  Make sure to have all accoutrements within an arm’s reach, because you don’t want to be staggering around and getting dizzy after consuming a tub of faux crab.
• Get out of town with your girlfriends.  Girls have this innate ability to soothe each other’s wounds, and it’s a really great time for them to admit what they always hated about your ex, but never said anything about before.
• Remember those photos that you took?  The ones that you SWORE you’d never show anyone?  The ones that were JUST for you?  Heh.  Now, don’t go crazy.. you’ll feel so much better if you have these down the road, too, so don’t go and blow your wad early.
• And lastly, move on.  The best way to meet someone new is to be completely over it.  No one wants a basket-case; be independent and confident.. even if it’s fake to begin with.. and soon everyone will believe it.  You probably will, too.

Okay, I know I’ve left off some personal choices here.  What’s your advice to get over a broken heart?