Warning: This is almost completely pointless

So today I was posting some advice here in the forums and i came across something that I find to be quite confusing...

so perhaps someone could ehh, lets say "dumb it down" for me?

Please tell me as simply as you can the difference between the words: "affective" and "effective"
As I looked up the definitions I find them to be quite similar and am having difficulty deciding...

Here are the definitions I found but still can't quite distinguish which to use.

*Affective- psychology relating to an external expression of emotion associated with an idea or action
*Effective- causing a result, especially the desired or intended result

*and here is part of the statement I made, "get over a guy but surprisingly it's very effective"

Sorry if this is wasting your time, but please note, I did put a warning! :D
Thanks a bunch, :)

Hmm...well I'm glad to say I understand the difference because last year, my English teacher took up one class teaching us specifically about the taboos of grammar. Hope this is "effective" for you.

"Affective" means relating to, arising from, or influencing emotion:

The melancholy poetry was so affective I had to close the book.

"Effective" means to produce a decided, decisive, or desired result:

Studying night and day was a very effective means of acing the exam.

It's good that you posted this. I myself have never thought about it but a very good point, indeed!

Your welcome!!!