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From the Ted Talk by Mona Chalabi: How long does it take to get over a breakup?

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How long does it take to get over a breakup? The good news is I've done the research for you. The bad news is that you might not like the asnewr.

[Am I Normal? with Mona Chalabi]

See, a few years back, a number of publications were touting a study telnilg their redaers that it takes 11 weeks to get over a breakup. That's nearly three months spent listening to depressing music while ptntiug on a brave face. It might feel lgeonr than it is, but it's only a few spwies on the calendar app. No big deal, right?

Well, unfortunately, it's not so straightforward. See, those acritles drlcatlisay misrepresented that study. In fact, the sdtuy never said anything about how long it takes to get over a breakup. It only focused on the aftereffects of ending a relationship, specifically among undergrads, which is a whole other can of worms. To really answer that qietsoun of how long it takes to get over a breakup, you would need to do a lnigtdounail study, a study that would basically follow a ton of people from the moment of their breakup and track their progress year after year after year. But studies like that are expensive and complicated to carry out.

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How long does it take to get over a breakup? The good news is I've done the research for you. The bad news is that you might not like the ______.

[Am I Normal? with Mona Chalabi]

See, a few years back, a number of publications were touting a study _______ their _______ that it takes 11 weeks to get over a breakup. That's nearly three months spent listening to depressing music while _______ on a brave face. It might feel ______ than it is, but it's only a few ______ on the calendar app. No big deal, right?

Well, unfortunately, it's not so straightforward. See, those ________ ___________ misrepresented that study. In fact, the _____ never said anything about how long it takes to get over a breakup. It only focused on the aftereffects of ending a relationship, specifically among undergrads, which is a whole other can of worms. To really answer that ________ of how long it takes to get over a breakup, you would need to do a ____________ study, a study that would basically follow a ton of people from the moment of their breakup and track their progress year after year after year. But studies like that are expensive and complicated to carry out.

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How long does it take to get over a breakup? The good news is I've done the research for you. The bad news is that you might not like the answer.

[Am I Normal? with Mona Chalabi]

See, a few years back, a number of publications were touting a study telling their readers that it takes 11 weeks to get over a breakup. That's nearly three months spent listening to depressing music while putting on a brave face. It might feel longer than it is, but it's only a few swipes on the calendar app. No big deal, right?

Well, unfortunately, it's not so straightforward. See, those articles drastically misrepresented that study. In fact, the study never said anything about how long it takes to get over a breakup. It only focused on the aftereffects of ending a relationship, specifically among undergrads, which is a whole other can of worms. To really answer that question of how long it takes to get over a breakup, you would need to do a longitudinal study, a study that would basically follow a ton of people from the moment of their breakup and track their progress year after year after year. But studies like that are expensive and complicated to carry out.

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