Breaking up is one of the biggest emotional challenges people face. Read our advice on how to handle a breakup, and either get your partner back or move on for good – depending on your desires.
I feel like everyone around me expects me to heal overnight. Like there is that constant pressure in their words that expect me to smile again like nothing ever happened. I can’t act as if I am feeling OK when I am clearly not. I know I will get there but in my own time….
Being friends with your ex is not always a complete disaster. Sometimes, believe it or not, it can actually turn into a meaningful friendship. After all, that person spent a great amount of time with you and you shared a lot of moments together. You’ve been through good and bad; that is something you don’t…
Your past is still haunting you and you just can’t let go of it. Well, that is what is keeping you from forgetting about him. You are the reason you can’t let go. Your past is holding you back from enjoying present moments. You are unable to forget that part of your life and that…
After you throw all the sadness out of yourself, you will realize that life prepares you for something much better and that this break was something that should happen to you. Maybe now it looks like your ex-relationship did not bring you anything but pain and disappointment, but it actually gave you a valuable life…
“The truth is, unless you let go, unless you forgive yourself, unless you forgive the situation, unless you realize that the situation is over, you cannot move forward.” -Steve Maraboli Moving forward after a breakup is a difficult process—no matter if you were the one broken up with or you did the breaking up. It…
You were making scrambled eggs and blueberries muffins while I was making coffee and setting up the table. It was our little morning dance—something private only the two of us shared. You would kiss me on the forehead while you were reaching for the eggs from the fridge. I would hug you tightly to warm…
More often than not, ex-boyfriends come sneaking into our lives wanting to be a part of it again. Sometimes it’s not even about second chances, it’s about reminding you that they are still there and that they have an influence on your life. They might be doing it on a subconscious level but deep down…
I Love Differently Because Of You I love with my walls completely broken down because with you, I never felt comfortable enough to feel vulnerable. I always felt timid around you. I felt like I had to always walk around on eggshells. I felt like I had to hide my voice and store away my…
It was hard. It took me quite some time to do this but I finally decided to let you go. You might be thinking that it’s not done yet and that I’ll be back, that the voices in my head will convince me to give it one more shot, but you’re wrong. This is it….
You will. I know… I know, it hurts right now. I know you feel broken, battered, and incapable of mustering up the energy to even get out of bed. I know that there is nothing I can say or do that will console you. But this pain you are feeling in this moment, that seems…