I'm going to suggest a silver lining perspective: Your ex boyfriend just gave you the gift of more free time and lie-ins for your birthday!
You no longer have to go to his tawdry interpretive dance am dram productions of Great Expectations/ his industrial, electronica, out-of-tune prog wizard band gigs/ freezing cold, wet football matches with your lips held in a permanent grin by a couple of fish hooks and line tied behind your ears!
And if that doesn't work:
And if THAT hasn't helped, I'm a little stuck.
Happy post-birthday!