Yeah, so if you've ever dated someone.. And you aren't anymore. I'm going to assume you've gone through a break-up. If you haven't, he's probably wondering why you haven't returned any of his phone calls and emailing Liam Neeson to ask for help finding you abroad. 

But those of you who did break-up, have gone through the "Refresh Cycle." It's a term that I use to describe the series of events, actions and attitude that we go through between being with that asshole and being single single. (And the guy is always the asshole, right? Since you're hurting, we'll go with yes.. for now.) 

Part 1: Getting Angry-Upset.

Angry-upset usually only happens post-break up. The proper ingredients to go with your angry-upset attitude are 2-5 friends sitting around your bedroom floor and typically 1-2 gallons of something by Blue Bell.

During this angry-upset time, you switch back and forth talking about how much he doesn't deserve you and how cute you guys looked together at Formal. 

Just a word of advice, don't delete his number because you're going to want your Lilly Pulitzer planner you left in his truck and Facebook messaging him because "your phone broke" is going to be awkward as shit.

A few things that also happen during this stage are:

• Blocking Him on Social Networking Websites.

• Watching The Notebook Too Many Times.

• Tagging Yourself Places On Facebook.

Part 2: Working Your Single Ass Out.

Everyone knows getting your body back to tip top shape is an essential part of breaking up. Just remember: YOU CAN GO TO THE GYM WITHOUT "CHECKING YOURSELF IN" THERE ON FACEBOOK. Most newly single ladies don't know that. But I'm telling you now.. You can and you will.

Another thing to remember is staying healthy while you are trying to lose those post-break up pounds. You want to be in good shape and have plenty of energy. So make sure you are eating enough. For the love of all that is good, do NOT start doing those weird cleanses and end up passing out somewhere because you haven't been eating enough. You don't want to check yourself in at the ER. That's just not cool.

Part 3: The Big Change

Most newly single girls do something semi-dramatic to "change themselves" after the break up. This is usually something they would not have done had they not just changed their relationship status. A few examples of this are:

• Dying/Cutting Your Hair.
• New Wardrobe.
• Becoming a Tanorexic. (Just don't get like Snooki.. Orange is NOT cute.)
• New Job.

Part 4: Dating Again

Because you are a Future Trophy Wife, you are obvs a hottie. I mean, it's a given. So the next step is finding the replacement bro. For some this is the rebound man, for others it's "Mr. Right." Whoever he is, I can bet you will have pictures of the two of you at his little brother's college baseball game up on Facebook/Twitter in no time.

Part 5: Not Giving A Shit

For my exes, I usually send them a Subway gift card to hold them over until they find a new sandwich maker.