It could have been brewing for a while. So let them get everything off their chest ... "Don't feel guilty and don't apologize. Explain that you love your partner and just because you need to ...

And to make matters worse, you have to tell everyone about it, which may make the post-breakup blues that much more painful. Figuring out how to explain ... if they loved your partner, too.

Then give your friend the cowboy hat so you have a new two-stepping partner. By spreading the metaphorical hats among family and friends, you build a "diversified social portfolio." Eli defines ...