Dumped or The Game of Hearts

Of all the games students down through the history of Planet College have played, such as Monopoly, World of WarCraft, Tequila Twister and 3D Scrabble none is more persistent than Hearts. Not the card game Hearts, although that is popular, the real life one, the one played on the Big Board of Real Life. In the Real Life Game of Hearts Dumped is the looser.

If you have played Hearts For Real on the Big Board and you have been dumped then you know that there is never a good time to be dumped. Dumped always happens at the absolutely, positively worst time.

What can a student do when they have been dumped? "Sorting through your options" sounds like one of those things therapists say. Most dumpees thoughts are not nearly so elegant if it is possible to think at all. Frequently the best option is to continue to march. That is to follow through as far as possible on what ever your regular routine has been. Naturally, if your regular routine has included a significant amount of time with the person who has dumped you, well, then, it is time for a new regular routine.

Dumped happens and the effect is unavoidable. Usual symptoms include at least some depressive reactions followed by some demonstrable excess. Depressive reactions included sleeping 24/7 and a significant drop in basic hygiene practices. Excesses include increased consumption of alcohol, ice cream and frequent sex with total strangers. These excesses are predictable and nearly unavoidable.

But when does excess become excessive? Well, if you become a very smelly 300 pound Reese's Peanut Butter Cup munching hermit who solicits strangers at the bus station while the rest of your class is planning their five year re-union you may be taking the whole thing a little too hard.

If you haven't then there is hope. Returning with some enthusiasm to as much of your regular schedule as possible can prove beneficial in the long run. As The Wiz says, "Just keep stepppin', don't you loose no ground, C'mon, Eeeeeeeaaaasssssseeeee on down the road."