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"If you&amp;amp;#8217;re like me, you handle breakups by dramatically holing up in your apartment with the shades drawn, eating nothing but canned soup, until your friends come and drag you out. Sadly, the blissful alone time can&amp;amp;#8217;t last forever.Eventually, there&amp;#x27;s going to be something--your best friend&amp;#x27;s birthday, or ugh, an engagement party--where you&amp;#x27;re forced to brush your hair and face a bunch of people who all know you got dumped. If they&amp;amp;#8217;re not going to come right out and ask you about it, they&amp;amp;#8217;re going to give you pitying looks and vague &amp;amp;#8220;How ARE you?&amp;amp;#8221; hugs that while well-intentioned, are even worse. Of course, for a celebrity this situation is about a million times worse since basically everyone in the world knows all the gory details and is watching their every move with greedy, scandal-craving eyes (yup, I&amp;#x27;m guilty as charged). Luckily for us regular folk, we not only don&amp;amp;#8217;t have to face the same scrutiny, but we can take lessons in how the devastated celebs handle it. Case in point: Robert Pattinson&amp;amp;#8217;s class-act appearance on the Daily Show last night (check out Obsessed&amp;#x27;s coverage earlier this morning). Jon Stewart didn&amp;amp;#8217;t push him too hard to talk about the breakup, but he did bust out the Ben &amp;amp; Jerry&amp;amp;#8217;s and make awkward references to his own previous breakups. Rob handled it like a pro (even without his own publicist to guide him) and here are some lessons we can all learn on facing the world with dignity post break-up Look good, but effortlessly so. R-Pattz is drool-worthy in a suit, but his scruffy face and signature tousled hair say &amp;amp;#8220;Oh this old thing? I just threw it on. Do I look good? I didn&amp;amp;#8217;t notice. Thanks!&amp;amp;#8221; I suggest your secret weapon dress paired with a messy but flattering ponytail. Keep it classy. Rob smiles and graciously sidesteps Jon Stewart&amp;amp;#8217;s awkward attempts to get into breakup talk, and Kristen Stewart&amp;amp;#8217;s name never comes up whatsoever. Resist all talk of your ex, especially badmouthing but including fake &amp;amp;#8220;I just hope he&amp;amp;#8217;s happy&amp;amp;#8221; BS. No mention is best. Make light jokes. Rob cracked me up with his talk of busting his Spanx from eating too much ice cream, hinting that he&amp;#x27;s going through a rough time without getting specific. Do as I say, not as I do on this one: Once at a post-breakup brunch, I cracked so many depressing jokes about my trainwreck of a love life that the waitress gave us a free bottle of champagne and backed away slowly with a terrified look in her eye. Trust me, the loss of dignity was not worth the free booze. Focus on something else. Maybe you don&amp;amp;#8217;t have a movie premiere to promote, but just change the subject to anything other than your breakup. A new project at work, the mystery your book club is reading this month, your feelings on the selection of Paul Ryan as VP candidate. Whatever, just distract people with the other things you have on your mind. Laugh! Sadly, you don&amp;amp;#8217;t have Jon Stewart to crack jokes for you, but just laugh at whatever you can. Even the awkward moments. It will force a smile on your face, and as a bonus, it&amp;#x27;ll probably keep you from crying. Do you agree that R-Patz handled this situation with class? Or do you wish he&amp;amp;#8217;d gabbed more? How did you behave the first time you had to face a crowd after a breakup? More lessons from the Twilight saga: *Robert Pattinson Wants to Have a Sit Down With Rupert Sanders. Is This a DO or a DON&amp;#x27;T? *4 Things to Consider Before Taking a Cheater Back (Are You Reading, Rob Pattinson?) *4 Steps To Stop Yourself From Cheating Before It Gets Out Of Control "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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