Quote from Future Ted in The Naked Man
Future Ted: [v.o.] Kids, everyone has an opinion on how long it takes to recover from a breakup. [montage:] Lily: Half the length of the relationship. Marshall: One week for every month you were together. Robin: Exactly 10,000 drinks. However long that takes. Barney: You can't measure something like this in time. There's a series of steps. From her bed to the front door. Bam! Out of there. Next!