4 crazy ways to get over an ex

We've all gone through bad breakups, and we all move on in different ways. Sometimes it takes a tub of ice cream and a few martinis -- other times it takes serious therapy. We talked to four real women who were in long term relationships and then dumped. Read on to find out about the outrageous ways each of them was able to get over her ex!

1) I'M DATING HIS DAD

She was an accountant. He played in a local band. Some might say that Terresa and Karl were a mismatched couple, but they would claim opposites attract. For a few years, they seemed like the happiest couple in the world - then, she got pregnant.

"My boyfriend became abusive -- not physically, but emotionally. He called me fat and put me down almost every day. He didn't understand that my body wasn't the same after having our baby and it was taking me some time to get back in shape," recalls Terresa (a 35-year-old from Los Angeles).

When their daughter was a year old, Karl dumped Terresa. He told her that he didn't want to be "held back" anymore by her and the baby.

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"Three months later, Karl called begging me to come back to him. But I had moved on... with his dad. Jack (Karl's father) is a kind and sensitive guy. One day we ran into each other and made plans for lunch. Soon lunch turned into dinner and dinner turned into dates. We've been together for a year now and it's great!"

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THE NEXT THREE BREAKUP STORIES:

2) I slept with his best friend

3) I went on our honeymoon without him

4) I moved to China!