Welcome to the Jewcy Guide to Breaking Up, where you'll be ushered through a universally difficult experience. Not sure how to handle the end of your relationship in a world of email, IM, and blogs? Looking for the right book to help you understand what went wrong? Desperately seeking a cure for those psychosomatic symptoms? We've got you covered, and we even included a soundtrack for your misery. But before we go any further, are you sure it's the end? Before you pull the plug, here are a few questions to consider:

1. Look Familiar?: It might be time to cut your losesHave you calmly discussed the issues?
2. Do you ultimately have the same goals and desires for your relationship, the same idea of what "happily ever after" means?
3. Can you still laugh together?
   
4. Can you still really kiss each other?
   
5. Do you lust after your significant other (SO)?

If you answer YES to two or more of these questions, there could still be hope. On the other hand:

1. Do you look forward to time away from your partner?
2. Do you crave attention from attractive others?
3. Are you already cheating, or even just regularly fantasizing about it?
4. Do you find yourself obsessing over what's wrong with, or what drives you crazy about, your mate?

If your answer is YES to any of those questions, you have most likely arrived at the intersection of Taking Off and Moving On.

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