11 Breakup Lessons We’ve Learned from Romantic Comedies

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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Breakup Lesson From ( 500) Days of Summer : Be Realistic

Tom (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) spent so much time thinking that Summer (Zooey Deschanel) was his manic-pixie dream girl, he didn't listen to her say she didn't believe in true love. Just because you want somebody to be your soul mate doesn't mean the person is actually The One.
Photo by: courtesy of Fox Searchlight Pictures
Breakup Lesson From ( 500) Days of Summer : Be Realistic

Tom (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) spent so much time thinking that Summer (Zooey Deschanel) was his manic-pixie dream girl, he didn't listen to her say she didn't believe in true love. Just because you want somebody to be your soul mate doesn't mean the person is actually The One.

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