10 Ways You Know You?re Over Your Ex (written by a 17 years old boy, cool!

SEX, ETC. -Stories: "10 Ways You Know You?re Over Your Ex
By Jenna Levy, 17, Staff Writer

I had been dating a guy I really liked for a little over four months. When it suddenly ended, I was devastated. So I came up with a list, with some help from friends and teens across the country, to help you know if you?re finally over your ex. Although many things on this list are hard to do, they will help. And so will time . . . it heals all wounds.

1. You no longer listen to depressing music while eating tubs of ice cream. The first couple of days after a breakup are the worst. You feel sorry for yourself and listen to depressing ?emo? music while crying over junk food.

10 Ways
Drowning your sorrows
in ice cream?
Photo by Hannah Rosenblum

2. You no longer talk to your ex?s friends to find out what she?s doing. Nobody knows your ex better than her friends. You?ve probably become closer to them through your ex, but resist the urge to ask them about her.

3. You no longer dig up old voicemails and e-mails and reminisce. Although it?s tempting to save all those mushy ?I love you? voicemails/e-mails that remind you of the good ?ole days, they really need to go. The more things you save that remind you of your ex, the harder it will be to get over him or her.

4. You no longer find yourself talking about your ex with your friends. She used to be all that you would talk about with your friends, but lately you?ve started talking about other stuff.

5. You no longer go out of your way to see your ex in the halls or in a favorite hangout spot. Admit it. In those first couple of weeks, you?d just ?happen? to wind up at her hangout spots or find yourself driving past his house. Again, resist the urge.

6. You no longer check her away messages every 10 minutes. It?s enticing to check the away message to see if your ex wrote anything about you or song lyrics that describe a (hopefully depressed) mood, but in order to get over the"