The Truth About Breaking Up, Making Up, and Moving On

184 Pages·2012·1.37 MB·English

by  Chad Eastham

The
TRUTH
about
BREAKING UP,
MAKING UP,
& MOVING ON
CHAD EASTHAM
© 2013 by Chad Eastham
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Eastham, Chad, 1980–
The truth about breaking up, making up, and moving on / by Chad Eastham.
p. cm.
ISBN 978-1-4003-2115-5 (pbk.)
1. Dating (Social customs)—Juvenile literature. 2. Dating (Social customs)—
Religious aspects—Christianity—Juvenile literature. 3. Interpersonal relations in
adolescence—Juvenile literature. 4. Separation (Psychology)—Juvenile
literature. 5. Love—Juvenile literature. I. Title.
HQ801.E274 2013
306.73—dc23
2012032794
Printed in the United States of America
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To anyone reading this who has ever felt disheartened and confused, hurt or
lost . . . you are not alone. You are surrounded by countless multitudes of
people everywhere who are just like you. Just like us. But you don’t have to
stay confused or lost or in pain. We might forget this sometimes—or may
not know at all. But there is nothing in your life, no matter how difficult or
painful, that cannot be turned into something very beautiful. So please, have
lots of hope . . . and this book is for you.
So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is
being renewed day by day. For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us
an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, as we look not to the things that
are seen but to the things that are unseen.
—2 Corinthians 4:16–18 ESV
CONTENTS
Introduction
Part 1: Hey! Let’s Break Up
1. Super Sure It’s Love?
2. We Should Break Up for Sure . . . Maybe
3. Nice to Meet You—I’m a Red Flag
Part 2: Breaking Up
4. Breaking Up Non-Horribly
5. How to Get Breaked Up, Brokened Up, Broked Up With
6. Maybeeee . . . Let’s Work It Out
7. Why It Hurts
Part 3: Your Two Minds
8. Idiots and Geniuses
9. Your Two Minds
Part 4: Moving On
10. Moving On: Part 1
11. Moving On Still
12. How Not to Move On
13. Demons in Your Way
14. Lonely, Sad, Loving, Happy
Notes
About the Author
Acknowledgments