How do you get over someone you still love?

Have you had an incredible run of bad luck with one-night-stands? For the most part, I've found it to be a case of consenting adults have a laugh together. My wife says she feels the same way about her history of casual sex.

Sometimes the physical chemistry is amazing, sometimes it's so-so, and occasionally it doesn't really work, but no harm done. The few times I've felt that someone's been playing mind games with me, it's been far from 'unconscious' on their part, and at that point, it's fine to say, 'I'm not really into this, so bye-bye'.

Or am I missing something?

BTW, if you want some no-strings 'relations', Winston's well worth hooking up with - he wasn't mind-blowing or anything in the sack, but my god, he prepares the best post-sex breakfast you'll ever sample.

I might just have to take him up on that - as long as I get that immortal line: "How d'you like your eggs? Fried or fertilised?"

Haven't had a bad run - but I'm more a long term relationship kinda guy. I had a couple-ish after a two year relationship went sour, but always ended up wanting more, emotionally speaking - so was more hurt in the long term. If TSB is coming off a 20 year relationship, I get the feeling it might be the same kind of thing - but then it's not up to me to say that. Emotionally I was quite naiive back then though - and having been in a relationship for 7 years, I haven't exactly been able to re-test my theory.

Sorry to Winston for being curt earlier - posting from my mobile didn't allow me to go into detail on why I was posting what I was. Hopefully the context helps.