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    Breakup Lesson From Forgetting Sarah Marshall: Give Yourself Time to Grieve (but Not Too Much Time)

    After Sarah Marshall (Kristen Bell ) breaks up with her ... more 
    Photo by: courtesy of Universal Studios
    Breakup Lesson From Forgetting Sarah Marshall: Give Yourself Time to Grieve (but Not Too Much Time)

    After Sarah Marshall (Kristen Bell ) breaks up with her longtime boyfriend, Peter (Jason Segel )-while he's naked, no less-he spends a big portion of the film wearing sweatpants, sobbing, and singing mopey, self-loathing songs. And you know what? That's OK. But eventually he picks himself up and starts writing his Dracula Muppet-esque opera, and you should too.
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    Thu, Aug 9, 2012 3:20 PM EDT
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    by Anna Moeslein, Glamour



    Breakups are so traumatizing, they've inspired countless big-screen broken hearts-including the latest take on letting go of somebody you love, Celeste and Jesse Forever (in theaters on August 3). But these films are more than just entertainment for your pity party. They actually have some real-life lessons you can use to help you-or a friend-survive a split.



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