set up your ex-dates

my parents, who have been happily married for 34 years, got together because my mom's coworker went on two dates with my dad, didn't think they were a fit, and set him up with my mom. I am literally alive because of this!

often the reason it didn't work out with someone isn't because they're not a good person. it's just because they're not the right fit for YOU. The more you do this, the more likely someone else will do it for you.

obviously, this advice doesn't apply to your ex who destroyed you emotionally to the point that you became a poet for several months. leave those people alone.