In my senior year of high school, I remember my economics teacher telling us that women had now surpassed men in receiving college degrees. I was both stunned and proud. I was happy to see more women choosing education as a way to better themselves, especially in this new fast paced world. However to me, I have still seen a horrifying trend among girls I know. They are giving up their education for boys and it is terrifying.

While I am all about a sort of "Eat, Pray, Love" experience as a way to find yourself and cure your heartbreak, I don't think I could ever get behind it costing a woman her education. While I also agree that there are plenty of other ways of learning besides just school, a degree is essential to be successful in this world and I don't think that societal norm will be changing anytime soon.

I have seen numerous girls give up their college educations because a boy broke their heart. It's hard to focus on assigned readings, essays, and exams when all you want to do is curl up in a blanket with some Ben and Jerry's and an Office marathon on Netflix but it's essential. It's healthy and normal to feel sad at the end of a relationship, but women need to stop letting it affect the other aspects of their life, especially in the realm of their education.

I have seen girls with only one or two semesters left of school give it up completely because they can't bear the idea of having to face an ex-boyfriend. When in actuality, going to class and finishing school is one of the best ways to get over a relationship. Through education, a woman can better herself, and become even more successful in their individual lives which is truly the best thing a woman can do for herself: focus on herself, her education, and her success first.

So when a boy breaks your heart, let it soak in for a little bit, give it a few days time. Allow yourself to be comforted by junk food, Netflix, and your best friends. Then pick yourself up and let your heartbreak motivate you to become better in all realms possible. Prove to yourself that you can create your happiness and success.

Education is the best tool we can have at doing this. Never let a boy get in the way of your education and bettering yourself because at the end of the day it's yourself you have to face in the mirror.

So let Elle Woods be your inspiration by cracking those books, killing those essays, and acing those tests because as she so eloquently put it, "what like it's hard?"