Breaking up is 'not that hard' to do

• August 21, 2007
  
  
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  New research reveals that the more in love a couple are, the less difficult it is for them to break up.
  
  Researchers at Northwestern University found that many people over-estimate that heart-ache they will feel when they end a relationship.
  
  "Our research shows that a break-up is not nearly as bad as people imagine, and the more you are in love with your partner, the more wrong you are about how upset you are going to be when the dreaded loss actually occurs," said Eli Finkel, assistant professor of psychology in Northwestern's Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences and co-author of the study.
  
  Paul Eastwick, the lead author of the study, added: "People tend to be pretty resilient, often more so than they realise. No one is saying that breaking up is a good time. It's just that people bounce back sooner than they predict."
  
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