Hello I am Thea Newcomb the founder of So You've Been Dumped. Today I'm on the virtual hunt for stories about breakups and more specifically from anyone who has ever been left and had it it turn out to be right in the long run.

So to hear how people go from hearing those painful words "it's over" to being "over it". I'm looking for real stories from men and women of all ages who have turned that pain into gain.

On the SYBD blog – and in our forum – I’ve seen thousands of people:

• start businesses
• change careers or jobs
• go back to school/college/university
• travel the world
• move house (state, country and even across the world!)
• start blogs
• write books
• make films
• record albums
• volunteer
• take up new hobbies or sports

…and simply grow and evolve as a direct result of a breakup.

How have you bounced back?

If you have a story do please head over to this post When Being Left Turns Out Right and share your story with SYBD.Being anonymous is also an option or if you don't want to share you story publicly on the blog, feel free to share it on theSYBD Forum, The Exchange. You need to be registered but it's free.