Feeling a little rusty? Psychologist Judith Sills, PhD, recommends three attitude adjustments and a new skill.

1. Be truly single. Don't think: I'm too old, tired, or fat to do this. Do think: I just turned back the clock for a second chance.

2. Lose your agenda. Don't think: I save time by laying out exactly what I want. Do think: Discover the person in front of me.

3. Practice on social-networking sites. Don't think: I have no clue how to relate to a new person. Do think: I can use the internet to learn how to flirt and try out my … Read More

Today we stumbled across an article that claimed over half of 2,000 people surveyed for DateTheUK had dumped a significant other via some sort of electronic device. In this instance, "electronically" meant updating a Facebook relationship status (ouch), sending out an ominous tweet or shooting a "hey, let's just be friends" e-mail. This left only 46 percent who were traditional enough (or perhaps just not Internet savvy) to break ties in person or over the phone. Actual phone, not text, that is. Dumped for Punctuation!

This is supposed to be shocking (it isn't) and even lends … Read More

Just last week, we shared with you the 10 Signs You're Not Over Your Ex. And while we sympathize with those of you who were still pining (we cyberstalk our exes sometimes, too) we're hoping the post was the catalyst you needed to finally move past that toxic purgatory of single-but-still-hanging-on. And since one week is totally long enough to get over someone once and for all, we thought we'd check in on your progress. For your reference, here are 10 signs you're over your ex. - Steph Auteri

1. You don't feel homicidal when he starts dating someone else. … Read More

A couple months ago, it was 'tis the season to be jolly. But now, with Valentine's Day looming, it's more like 'tis the season to get dumped. Couples are breaking up left and right. January is the #1 month for filing for divorce, and then in February, we all get attacked by heart-shaped candy boxes. Sure, the seductive holiday marketing might make you feel like being recently single is a double burn. But being alone on V-Day is better than being with someone who doesn't think you're as awesome as you are. And let me tell you, hot stuff, getting … Read More

In the aftermath of a breakup, it's common to be inundated with conflicting advice from all sides: Have a rebound fling! Hibernate for a week, while wearing sweatpants, eating ice cream and crying over bad romance movies! Go shopping and spend money you don't have! You deserve it! Considering the whirlwind of emotions you feel when a relationship ends, any of these behaviors are OK. But what comes after that? And are you even ready for it?

It can be difficult to tell if you're over an ex. After sharing a significant chunk of your life with someone, it makes sense … Read More

While social networks evolved, ostensibly, to make keeping in touch more time-effective as well as to enable new professional connections they have clearly devolved, for many, into time-wasting, navel-gazing tools of alienation. Technology: The New Compatibility Test

Many social network users experience similar effects of overuse as substance abusers and other addicts do: compulsion to use, obsession, missing other activities to stay online, withdrawal, overdosing, negative social and personal relationship effects, you name it. Even famous celebrity oversharers Miley Cyrus and Lily Allen have called it quits.

Do you find yourself checking your Facebook newsfeed every time something … Read More

If you've mentally moved on from a current relationship and don't want to be bothered with the details (i.e. taking the energy to tell them) then let the guys over at IDUMP4U gently (ha!) break the news. All you do is log onto their site (idump4u.com), enter your soon-to-be-ex's number and a description as to why you want out, and voila—you're single, baby. Breaking Up By Text Is Becoming Waaaay More Common

Your ex will answer the phone to a guy identified as "Bradley" who will plug the site, relay the "you're dumped" message and drill in the … Read More

I've gone through breakups on the day before Valentine's, on Yom Kippur, and once even naked. Actually, that was probs the best one, strangely enough; it felt so honest and, hey, at least I spared myself bad sex. Anyway, as someone who dates a lot—pretty unsuccessfully—I know about breakups. They're a fact of life, love. So, if you're planning on dumping your boo, here are some times you're gonna have to carry that weight just a little bit longer. Otherwise, you might wind up in a situation similar to this tragic Dater X Christmas story. As they say, timing … Read More

If there's one thing that redeems the terrible process of breaking up with someone, it's the transformation-rich recovery period that follows. Don't get us wrong: Breakups are a sad, sorry business, and even the cleanest ones entail some kind of annoying consequence or follow-up, like adjusting to an empty bed or having to return that awesome space heater he left at your apartment. The key to making the most of your breakup is engaging in life-affirming activities: little things that will empower you start over and set out into the great unknown (singlehood—eek!) … Read More

The New York Daily News is reporting that Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins, partners for more than two decades, are no longer a couple. Sarandon's rep confirmed the news today, saying that the pair split last summer.

Sarandon and Robbins were together for 23 years, after first meeting on the set of the film Bull Durham in 1988, the Daily News reports. They have two sons together, ages 20 and 17. Sarandon also has a 24-year-old daughter.

Though the couple never married, their long-term relationship was always regarded as a positive contrast to Hollywood's stereotypical fleeting marriages. 10 Famously … Read More