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4B LIFE/tr^e Charlotte $ast Tuesday, November 21, 2006 Survive mateless holidays By Cheris F. Hodges cheris.hodges®)hechaf(ofteposl.com Has this ever happened to you? Around mid-Novanber, your significant other decides it’s time to call the relation ship quits. Now you’re faced with spending the holidays alone. And what do the lonely do at Christmas (Thanksgiving or even Valentine’s Day for that matter)? Though it’s tough, author Ana H. Weber says you can still enjoy the holidays despite heartbreak. In her new book, “Dumped: The Ultimate Guide to Starting Over,” Weber ofiers easy to understand advice and tips on everything fix)m how to deal with the breakup, how to take care of yourself and most importantly, how to move on. For the holidays, Weber ofiers this advice: “Tbss yesterday out the win dow-while it is nice to cherish youi' memories, don’t spend too much of yoiu- time remembering previous Thanksgivings, holidays you spent together or ‘the way you were.”’ She says you were that way for a reason and it’s not that way now. Another tip is to foiget old arguments and the break up itself “Having these negative thoughts can only get in the way of enjoying a nice moment now,” she says. Weber also believes some things just have to go, hke the tablecloth fiom last year’s dinner, the last Christmas ornament you and your ex bought together. ‘Yotir new found fi^edom can be good,” she said. “No hours spent trying to buy a picky mate that perfect gift. 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