Problem: Article: It can be difficult to predict how even a nice guy will act during a break up, even if you know him well. Imagine different scenarios and build your deflection skills before having the big conversation.  He might throw insults at you. If he wants to hurt you, he may target an area that you are insecure about, such as your career or parenting skills. Tell yourself that he is upset, and that what he says doesn’t define you.   Silence might be the response. If he shuts down and refuses to converse, all you can do is say your piece and be on your way. Let him know that you are willing to talk once more when he is ready. It is important not to remain in contact with your ex--at least right away. You might want to be friendly, but Facebook chatting him or asking him for coffee too soon won't help him detach.  Our bodies become addicted to having another person around. When that person leaves, we have to process the withdrawal, just like a drug. Your ex can't move on if he sees you around.  When we see pictures of our ex-flames and still care for them, those old lustful feelings rush back. It might be good to unfollow or block one another on Facebook until several months have passed--or even longer. Even though you initiated it, you will probably not feel relieved right away. Be aware for signs that the break up is affecting you, and take proactive steps.  If you start telling yourself that you are a bad person, cut it out. It’s normal to feel this way after making someone else feel badly. You should counter those thoughts by focusing on the legitimate reasons for the break-up.  Tell your closest friends and family members that you are ending the romance. That way, they aren’t blindsided and they won't ask you a ton of many questions, which will further upset you. More importantly, they can help you cope.  Positive results can occur. Many women grow as people after ending unsatisfying relationships. You can, too!
Summary: Be prepared for how he might react. Cut off communication. Remind yourself that the break up will affect you, too.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Like an athlete needs to learn to lose to better appreciate a victory, a person needs to risk failure in order to build character. Character is built when a person moves out of their comfort zone and faces the possibility of failure. Learn to push yourself toward success, handle coming up short, and become a better person regardless of the outcome. Taking risks means committing to challenging projects that might be too difficult to take on.  Put yourself out there. Approach the cute the barista and risk getting shot down when you ask for a date. Volunteer for extra responsibilities at work, even if you're not sure you'll be able to do them. Decide what you want out of life and grab it. Don't come up with reasons to not do things, look for reasons to act. Take a risk by going on that rock climbing trip with your friends, even if you haven't learned how to do it and are worried about embarrassing yourself. Take a risk by applying to those graduate schools with small student bodies. Don't invent excuses, invent reasons. Building character doesn't mean acting recklessly when it comes to your safety. Driving recklessly, or abusing substances has nothing to do with building character. Take productive risks. Identify people in your life that you respect, people who you think exhibit desirable character traits. For different people, this will mean different traits and different people. Decide what you want to be like, what makes the best version of yourself, and find people like that.  Hang out with people who are older than you. Increasingly, we spend less and less time as a culture learning from our elders. As a young person, make it a goal to befriend someone much older than yourself and learn from their perspective. Spend time with older relatives, talking and learning. Hang out with people very different than you. If you tend toward a quiet and reserved personality, you might think of someone with an uncensored and loud way of talking has good character, and can learn to loosen up a little bit and speak your mind. Hang out with people you admire. The best way to build character is to hang around people you admire, who you want to be like, and who you can learn from. Don't surround yourself with sycophants or convenient friends. Befriend powerful people you want to model yourself after. Building character means learning how to handle tough or uncomfortable situations. Volunteer helping at-risk kids after school, or spend time doing mission work through your church. Head to a local black metal show and see what it's like. Find ways to shake up the status quo and understand other people on a complicated level. Travel to uncomfortable places and figure out how to make yourself feel at home. Walk around a town you've never been in and get someone to ask you for directions. Mopping up the gunk under the meat grinder at the fast-food restaurant? Toiling under a hot summer sun mixing mortar? Dealing with angry customers at the shoe store? Less than desirable ways to spend your Saturday afternoons, it's true, but having difficult jobs is an excellent way of building character. Money becomes more valuable and more meaningful when you see what it takes to make it in the world. Having a bad job helps you learn a lot about the way different business work, and the struggle some people face. Working at McDonald's is a difficult and dignified job and a person of high character will recognize that. Be a more open-minded and understanding person by working. Building character is an essential part of life-long learning. If you want to be a person that other people look to for inspiration, someone respected in your community and spoken of as a person of high character, make an active effort to improve yourself day in and day out.  Take small steps toward building your character. Pick one thing that you'd like to work on at a time. Maybe you want to be a better listener with your partner, or be more committed at work. Take it a day at a time and build the skills slowly.  Don't try to take everything on at once. You'll do better when you focus on one new skill or trait at a time. It's common to look back on yourself in your younger years and be embarrassed. Bad haircuts, outbursts, and immaturity. Don't be embarrassed. Take your embarrassment as a sign that you're building character.

SUMMARY: Take risks. Surround yourself with people of high character. Get out of your comfort zone. Get a job that isn’t fun, at least once. Commit to self-improvement.

In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: The brush will exfoliate away the dead skin on your back. Reach around to your back and scrub the brush in a gentle circular motion across your skin. Body scrubs contain small particles like salt and sugar that can help exfoliate the skin and remove dead skin cells. Keeping your back exfoliated will help prevent your pores from getting clogged. Use a loofah to gently rub a body scrub into your back while you're in the shower. A back exfoliating band is a mildly abrasive band designed to make back exfoliation easier. Take an end of the band in each hand and bring the band over your head and down onto your back. Then, move your hands side to side to scrub your back with the band. Daily exfoliation will keep the skin on your back smooth and prevent your pores from getting clogged. Exfoliate gently so you don't irritate your skin.
Summary:
Go over your back with a natural bristle body brush before you shower. Exfoliate your back in the shower with a body scrub. Use a back exfoliating band if you can't reach your back. Exfoliate your back every day in the shower.