If there are fifty ways to leave your lover, email is probably now numbered among them (or maybe that makes fifty-one?). If you've recently suffered a breakup, besides speed-mailing your Dear John letter, the Internet offers numerous resources and virtual companionship to help you get over what's his (or her) name. Between the soothing curative of online advice columns and the emergency surgery of online support groups, you're bound to find something to mend that broken heart.
If you’re digging out from the steaming rubble of an imploded relationship, Breakup Girl is here to help. She offers advice and an excellent community bulletin board where you can lick your wounds among the supportive company of others on the mend. Breakup Girl helps rescue her readers -- boys and girls of all ages -- by dispensing down-to-earth advice with compassion and good humor.
Breakup Girl is especially useful in moments of weakness, like when your ex shows up carrying roses and a bottle of champagne. But why turn to the Net at all in your moment of flesh and blood need? "I think Internet 'help' offers this unique combination of intimacy and anonymity," says Lynn Harris, Breakup Girl's real-world alter ego. "You're pouring your heart out, on the one hand, but on the other, you're touch typing."
If you're married or otherwise "seriously" involved, you might opt for divorce-related resources. Divorce Source has everything from legal advice to articles about how to salvage a marriage that’s dangerously circling the drain. In the "Messages & Forums" section, you can witness intense personal stories and supportive conversations in action. Or check out the more random conversations on the newgroup Divorce. Though supportive threads can be found, this newsgroup seems overrun by bilious, bitter men. Use it to post anonymous rants about your ex.
The confusion, loneliness, and anger of breaking up are real, but you're not the only one experiencing them. So head on over to Breakup Girl, Divorce Source, or when it's time to type your way back to freedom.
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