Getting dumped sucks—and it can be expensive. A new survey reveals just how much we spend on shopping, manicures and more when we’re heartbroken. If you’ve ever been dumped, then you probably know there are two ways to deal with it: 1) You can wallow, watch TV and cry on friends’ shoulders until you feel better; or 2) You can go shopping. Ok, we’re kidding (sort of), but a new survey coming out of the UK found that the average woman spends the equivalent of almost $800 US dollars after a break-up. That’s some serious cash! The bulk of the spending is on beauty treatments like a haircut and color, mani-pedi, or spray-tanning, and it makes sense: it’s the post-breakup makeover magic that rom-coms are so fond of. And if you look better (a la Lea Michele), you’ll feel better about yourself—plus, it ensures that if you run into the ex on the street, he may realise how completely idiotic it was for him to dump you in the first place.
