# How to get over a guy **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 2, 2018, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-over-a-guy/809892 "2018-03-02T16:05:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DekaJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ba9def/32.png) [@DekaJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DekaJay)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2018, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-over-a-guy/809892/1 "2018-03-02T16:05:15Z")
Friend of mine has been talking to a “will” character for the past 4 months and she’s hooked on him. She likes a new guy “Cesar” but doesn’t know how to get rid of and over the old guy. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2018, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-over-a-guy/809892/2 "2018-03-02T16:12:31Z")
Moved to IMHO. Colibri General Questions Moderator ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2018, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-over-a-guy/809892/3 "2018-03-02T16:23:15Z")
[Make him a cheesecake?](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/poison-cheesecake-brooklyn-viktoria-nasyrova-russian-tranquilizer/) ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2018, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-over-a-guy/809892/4 "2018-03-02T16:23:55Z")
Is her name [Wicker Basket](http://i.imgur.com/jp53I2U.jpg)? ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2018, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-over-a-guy/809892/5 "2018-03-02T16:25:21Z")
If she’s already interested in Cesar, I’d say she’s well on her way of getting over Will. ---
**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2018, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-over-a-guy/809892/6 "2018-03-02T16:54:13Z")
Yeah, situation will resolve itself very likely, in my opinion. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2018, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-over-a-guy/809892/7 "2018-03-02T17:01:13Z")
What’s a “will” character? Some cosplay type stuff? ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2018, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-over-a-guy/809892/8 "2018-03-02T17:15:06Z")
> [@John\_DiFool](#): > > What’s a “will” character? Some cosplay type stuff? Kids today have moved from the Goths to the Elizabethans. A “Will” dresses in ruffles and hose and speaks in iambic pentameter. ---
**Author:** ![Doug\_K](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5ac83/32.png) [@Doug\_K](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doug_K)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2018, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-over-a-guy/809892/9 "2018-03-02T17:29:43Z")
I have a daughter who has had crushes on various characters: Drake, James&Carlos&Kendall&Logan, Danny Phantom, Ultimo. I don’t think any of them even noticed when she moved on. ---
**Author:** ![MonkeyCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e99b99/32.png) [@MonkeyCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyCat)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2018, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-over-a-guy/809892/10 "2018-03-02T17:35:56Z")
> [@DekaJay](#): > > Friend of mine has been talking to a “will” character for the past 4 months and she’s hooked on him. She likes a new guy “Cesar” but doesn’t know how to get rid of and over the old guy. Sex. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2018, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-over-a-guy/809892/11 "2018-03-02T17:47:17Z")
Has she considered talking to Will directly to try to hash things out? After all, where there’s a Will there’s a way. ---
**Author:** ![senoy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dbc845/32.png) [@senoy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/senoy)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2018, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-over-a-guy/809892/12 "2018-03-02T19:41:57Z")
Getting rid of the old guy is easy. She calls him and says, “Hey, I like you, but I don’t think we’re right for each other. I hope we can still be friends.” Getting over someone? Do you really ever get over someone? Part of life is having wistful moments of reflection of what might have been. Who among us hasn’t looked up an old flames facebook page even if we’re quite content with our lives and our partner. Regardless, you make a decision and live with the consequences. If she likes Will, then stop bothering with Cesar. If she likes Cesar, then it’s time to end things with Will. So it goes. ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2018, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-over-a-guy/809892/13 "2018-03-02T20:08:39Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > If she’s already interested in Cesar, I’d say she’s well on her way of getting over Will. Either that, or she doesn’t really like Will. There have been a few occasions where I have been heartbroken, but then I’ll meet someone new, I’m all like “What was my ex GF’s name again?” in an instant. ---
**Author:** ![Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hilarity_n.suze/32/6223_2.png) [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2018, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-over-a-guy/809892/14 "2018-03-02T20:22:39Z")
All’s well that ends Will. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2018, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-over-a-guy/809892/15 "2018-03-02T20:35:28Z")
I think suggesting ending Will is a bit extreme. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2018, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-over-a-guy/809892/16 "2018-03-02T20:35:45Z")
Ghost his ass! Who needs a will. ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2018, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-over-a-guy/809892/17 "2018-03-02T20:38:13Z")
The only way to get over someone is to get under someone else. ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2018, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-over-a-guy/809892/18 "2018-03-02T21:11:44Z")
I knew a kid named Will back in the day. He had a pet moth named Bob. Bob was a good moth, but he never learned any cool tricks or nuthin. Mostly just hung out in a jar. I can provide more details upon request. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2018, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-over-a-guy/809892/19 "2018-03-02T21:36:19Z")
PM sent. ---
**Author:** ![penultima\_thule](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penultima_thule/32/3833_2.png) [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2018, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-over-a-guy/809892/20 "2018-03-02T22:08:26Z")
I think breaking up with Will via PM is a bit harsh. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-over-a-guy/809892.md?page=2)