Calling It Off

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Whether or not they celebrate with a substitute party, the ex-engaged are generally eager to move on. When her engagement ended in February, Marie Elena Rigo, 32, a feng shui consultant in Santa Monica, Calif., went through a grieving process. Nonetheless, she can't imagine why people say "I'm sorry" when they hear the news. "It's sad, but there's nothing to be sorry about," she says. "I think if you can find the courage and strength to do this, people should say, 'Congratulations!'"

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