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5 Break-Up Myths and Truths

Romantic comedies will have you believing that all we women want to do after a break up is cry for a couple of minutes, eat ice cream, stop brushing our teeth and spend and entire day on the couch.
While this may be true in parts, that’s not exactly how the real world works.
Find out what’s true and what’s false when it comes to break ups and getting over the ex at Your Tango.com.
Speaking of getting over the ex, be sure to join us tomorrow for our Twitter Party from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Be sure to follow Madame Noire and Your Tango @YourTango. When the party starts, search for #DumpUrEx in the Twitter search bar, and you’re in (make sure you select “All Tweets” to see everyone’s tweets)! To ask a question or post a response, you need to include #DumpUrEx in each of your tweets, or we won’t see them.
Dump Your Ex at our Twitter Party!

You might be reading this title thinking, why would I dump my ex? ‘Clearly, I’ve already dumped him (or he dumped me) or he wouldn’t be my ex, now would he. Duh.’ Well there’s no need to get smart missy. We all know just because you’ve technically broken up with someone doesn’t mean that you’re over him or her emotionally and psychologically.
Well, lucky for you, we’re here to help you with that.
We’re partnering with our friends at Your Tango.com to host a Twitter party to help you move on.
Check out the details below:
When: Wednesday, February 1, 3-6 PM EST
Where: Twitter.com
Who: You must follow @YourTango and @MadameNoire to join the party
How: When the party starts, search for #DumpUrEx in the Twitter search bar, and you’re in (make sure you select “All Tweets” to see everyone’s tweets)! To ask a question or post a response, you need to include #DumpUrEx in each of your tweets, or we won’t see them.
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Now That You’re Over 30, Do You See Love Differently?

When you were a child, love was based solely on what you saw in Disney movies and other fairy tales. In high school you learned through crushes that sometimes the feeling wasn’t always mutual. And in your twenties you realized that maybe love isn’t always so sweet. Now, that you’re 30 (or over) what lessons have you learned about love? Has your prospective changed?
Find out what this woman realized about love and relationships once she hit the big 3-0 at Your Tango.com.
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Help! I Can’t Stop Thinking About My Ex.

Have you ever had a man you COULD NOT get out of your head? You thought time and distance might cure the longing but things didn’t change. In fact, they got worse.
Find out what a relationship expert has to say about this troubling predicament and how to get out of it at Your Tango.com.
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A Valentine to Our Celebrity Crush: Idris Elba
Remember the days of old when you spent the night before Valentine’s Day, deciding which boy would get the most sentimental valentine? The task of using someone else’s words to communicate your feelings is daunting. So with this in mind, our friends at Your Tango decided to take matters into their own hands and write love letters to their celebrity crushes. And they asked us to help!
Check out our Valentine to Idris below:

A bit of the pressure is taken off considering these men will never see them.
Check out the rest of these little love letters at Your Tango.com.
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The Most Important Qualities to Look for in a Mate

Do you have list? You the list of characteristics and qualities you would like to have in a man. Many women do, even if it’s not a tangible piece of paper.
While you may have your list all ready to go, perhaps you should ask yourself, are the the qualities you’re really concerned about viable and relevant in the real world?
Does your list have things like “six figure salary” but neglects to mention whether or not the man is kind and decent? Make sure your list and the men you choose are more “candy bars than apples.”
Find out what I mean by this and what qualities should be on your list at Your Tango.com
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Love Lessons From Etta James

Whether you watched “Cadillac Records,” or read her biography, it’s clear that Etta James’ life was no walk in the park.
The tumultuous nature of her life and particularly her love life are reflected in her lyrics and in her passionate delivery.
Find out what lessons she taught us in her music at Your Tango.com.
Phrases Men Hate to Hear

When you ask your man questions like, “where is this going?” or say things like, “we need to talk,” he’s liable to panic a little bit on the inside.
Find out which other phrases send off red alarms for men and how they interpret our communication at Your Tango.com.
Dealing with Depression as a Wife and Mother

A lot of people, especially black people, assume that depression is just severe sadness. When depression is a much deeper, much darker issue. This mother and wife described it like this:
Depression is sadness and it’s hopelessness, fear, a paralyzing sense that this is how you’re going to feel forever, that this misery is never going to go away, things won’t get better. It makes just getting up to leave the couch or the bed seem impossible. It makes functioning in daily life the hardest thing in the world.
Find out how this woman managed to hide her depression from her step son Your Tango.com
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Simple Steps for Lasting Love

In the day of divorce everyone is looking for the secret to lasting love. Why can some couples stay together forever while other relationships fizzle and go flat in what seems like minutes.
Find out the key to making your love linger at Your Tango.com.