Payam Pakmanesh

Oh… Believe me. I know this feeling. You can’t eat, sleep or function throughout your day and the thought of them being intimate with someone else is agonizing.  The good news: you aren’t alone. Others have gone through the exact same feeling you are having and have come out alive. There’s nothing special about your … Read more

“Ok I know what I need to do,” my friend said as he walked through the front door on a crisp Sunday morning. I was eating a bowl of cheerios and turned around wondering what in the world he was talking about. “Alright, so check this out! I talked to John and he said that … Read more

You just broke up 3 days ago. You are getting all kinds of mixed signals. You want your ex back but their actions don’t seem to be matching their words. Then. They hit you with the “Hey” text out of nowhere. WTF? What does that even mean??? Here’s what I would do. IGNORE. This is … Read more

It’s the weekend. The weather is literally perfect and the sun is rising. You have your warm coffee next to you. You’re checking your emails, feeling refreshed and ready to start your day, but you decide to check Facebook one last time before you close your computer and then you see it… Your ex just … Read more

Tell me. Has this ever happened to you? You wake up in the middle of the night, roll over, check your phone and see this:  No Caller ID? That must be your ex, right? You are filled with excitement. You believe they want you back. You are ecstatic. You have hope. YOU ARE LOVING LIFE. … Read more

The pulsating music in the background is giving you a pounding headache, so you rush to the corner to escape the noise, pull out your phone and OUT OF NOWHERE, your ex texts you with: Hi. It’s 12:07am.  What would YOU do? Breadcrumbs ex’s send In the world of dating, these insignificant messages from your … Read more

Your front jean pocket vibrates.  You reach in nervously with your shaky right hand, flip over the iPhone and see that your ex-partner is calling. Unsure about what to do, you make an emotionally impulsive decision and decide to answer. (Mistake #1) The dialogue begins with some basic small talk, but then the conversation starts … Read more

It’s Friday night and the sun’s been down for hours. You don’t feel like going out because you lack the energy and, frankly, you’ve lost the desire to do anything since the separation. So you download a couple dating apps, pull out a cold Foster’s Lager from the fridge, and figure this might be a … Read more