Dumped!: A Survival Guide for the Woman Who's Been Left by the Man She Loved

by Sally Warren

Book Overview

A smart, funny, gutsy guide to surviving a breakup and picking up the pieces of a broken heart. Whether it's dealing with the embarrassment of all the inevitable questions or the ulcer that results... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060175303
• ISBN13: 9780060175306
• Release Date: April 1998
• Publisher: William Morrow & Company
• Length: 233 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.8" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

Uncanny!

For the first time in my life, I found myself being the "Dumpee". Somehow, in the fog of hurt I found the book Dumped! I began reading the preface and immediately found three things that had happened to me that are "classic" in being dumped. I was hooked and rapidly read this wonderful book. It was of great help in my realizing what had happened, what I could do to pull myself out of the slump I was in, and to realize that I am still a likeable person. I have since passed Dumped! on to friends who have been dumped...seems to be an epidemic lately. Buy it...you'll like it!

Thanks for your help

A friend gave me a copy of this book "Dumped" and it has been like finally having a friend who understands what I have been through. Six months ago,my husband left me for another woman after 16 years of marriage. I didn't know that there was Hell on earth until that happend. When you are dumped, it is really hard for other people to understand the trauma and emotion. While I got sympathy at first, after the first few weeks, people don't want to talk about it anymore and yet I couldn't seem to control my own emotions and began to feel like a pariah. While I understood that, I really didn't understand a lot of my own emotions and trauma. Ms. Warren has put it all in perspective for me and really made it easier to cope with this dramatic change in my life. I just hope that many other women ( and men) will have the chance to read this book. I would suggest that it would be useful to read it before you may be faced with a breakup as it would really help you to understand the signs and perhaps deal with them without so much pain and trauma. Thanks for your help Sally.

Hard, practical advice

I was dumped a year ago. In addition to the confusion of betrayal in a 27-year relationship, I was confused by the conflicting advice of the many self-help books on divorce. I did not see my situation as an opportunity for growth. I did not care that half of all US marriages end in divorce. I wasn't interested in the differences between people from "Mars and Venus." I wanted to die. Warren's book was a rock of practicality in the turbulent waters. Now, even a year later, I read passages late at night, like the Bible, to keep me on track. Women will especially like her chapters detailing the signs of an imminent "dumping." Despite my despair at the time, I couldn't help but laugh at how predictable, like a testosterone-written script, my husband's behavior was. Also, ladies, you will LOVE the chapter on how she turns those self-blamings of "If only I had..." into "if only HE had..." I'm not through the tunnel yet, but Sally Warren's book gives me hope.

The Best!!!

I had no idea that I could make it through my nighmare. The author knows exactly what we go through when we are dumped- and being dumped is certainly different from when couples mutually call it quits. Mine hurt and stung and I didn't know how I could live anymore. This book gives us support and hope and courage (the three things we need most!). If you've been left by the man you loved, READ THIS! My only regret is that I waited 2 months to get it. God Bless...

DUMPED is an invaluable guide for separated & divorced women

Only thing wrong with DUMPED by Sally Warren -- it hadn't yet been written when I was dumped years ago. From the desperation and emotional devastation stage to the realization that getting dumped was a blessing in disguise, this book would have been an invaluable resource. The insight and wisdom contained in DUMPED provide a lifeline for those experiencing the pain and trauma of separation and divorce. This excellent book is a must read not only for "dumpees," but also for all of their support system friends and family.