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Know When It's Time to Move On

We all have to read The Great Gatsby in high school, but our teachers kinda glossed over the valuable relationship advice at the heart of the novel. In the book, Gatsby goes to extremes to impress his ex, Daisy, taking five years to make some dough and then throwing fabulous parties just to get her attention. While this is all very romantic, and we wouldn't mind if the one who got away surprised us with such a gesture, at some point you've got to get past your past so you can find your future, right?