I can think of younger days when living for my life
Was everything a man could want to do
I could never see tomorrow, but I was never told about the sorrow

And how can you mend a broken heart?
How can you stop the rain from falling down?
How can you stop the sun from shining?
What makes the world go round?
How can you mend a this broken man?
How can a loser ever win?
Please help me mend my broken heart and let me live again

I can still feel the breeze that rustles through the trees
And misty memories of days gone by
We could never see tomorrow, no one said a word about the sorrow

And how can you mend a broken heart?
How can you stop the rain from falling down?
How can you stop the sun from shining?
What makes the world go round?
How can you mend this broken man?
How can a loser ever win?
Please help me mend my broken heart and let me live again
 

HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE?

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Short relationships (3 MONTHS OR LESS)

count the number of weeks that you knew the person before the relationship turned romantic, and then divide this number by 2
count the number of weeks that you were romantically involved
add-up A and B
count the average number of days per week you saw him/her during the romance, and divide this number by 2
multiply C and D - that's how many weeks it will take to begin feeling normal
Example: Fred met Wilma. After 4 weeks they started dating. They dated for 8 weeks, seeing each other an average of 4 nights per week. Then Wilma left. It will take Fred's heart about 20 weeks (or just under 5 months) to recover.

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Mid-length relationships (1 YEAR OR LESS)

count the number of months that you were romantically involved
count the average number of days per week you saw him/her during the romance, and divide this number by 2
multiply A and B - that's how many months it will take to begin feeling normal
Example: Barney met Betty. They had a passionate romance for 8 months, seeing each other about 3 times per week. Then Betty left. It will take Barney's heart about 12 months (1 year) to recover.

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Long relationships (1 YEAR OR MORE)

estimate how happy you were (day to day) on a scale of 1 to 3
estimate how physically attractive you found your mate on a scale of 1 to 3
add up A and B - and then divide this number by 2-- this will give you a number in years
subtract one year from the total
Example: Bam-Bam was happily married to Pebbles (he ranked his happiness a 2 out of 3. He found Pebbles very attractive, a 3 out of 3. Pebbles leaves. Bam-Bam's heart will take 1 ½ years to recover.