It was on this day a year ago that I left my boyfriend, Bradley. I channeled various personnas that day, including Columbo, Tina Turner, and Keanu Reeves in the Matrix. While the details of the breakup will remain out of this blog, the lessons I learned will be shared with everyone.
There's really only one lesson worth learning: Never try to outwit someone who's been watching soap operas since he was a kid.

Yep, I'm gonna defend the soap opera angle again. The storylines are pretty much the same as real life, but writers are forced to add little twists and turns to keep things fresh. This allows the viewer to recognize and predict what will happen next. They are able to pick up on subtle hints early in the plot line and predict (with about 85% accuraccy) what will happen next. In real life, the conditioned soap watcher can watch for the warning signs of a cheating boyfriend or an impending hostile takeover of their successful cosmetics company and prepare for the worst case scenario while wearing a cute outfit and having a dramatic speech ready.

I am the last person who should be giving relationship advice, but this isn't relationship advice. It's life skills 101.