It’s alway a pleasure to read Regina Barreca’s unique—and funny—take on the world. Here’s an excerpt from her blog, Snow White Doesn’t Live Here Anymore, at  Psychology Today. She is the author of It’s Not That I’m Bitter: How I Learned to Stop Worrying About Visible Panty Lines and Conquered the World, and has appeared on 20/20, The Today Show, CNN, and Oprah to discuss gender, power, politics, and humor. 

We’ve all had The Bad Boyfriend. He’s the one  you knew you had to leave. In order to get on with life, we need to put him in perspective. Part of that is acknowledging those things for which we should be grateful to him.

That isn’t easy to do.

I decided to help.

Here Are Gina’s 10 Reasons To Thank Your Bad Boyfriend

1. He taught you that “boredom” is an anagram of “bedroom”;
2. He helped you understand the importance of staying away from guys who play the opening chords to “Smoke on the Water” ALL THE TIME, even when they are way past the bassist stage;
3. He helped you understand that for some men the phrase “sowing wild oats” actually means “always having a blonde bent over a coffee table”;
4. You learned from him that there are insignificant others as well as significant others…

Read the other 6 here