heartbroken
You’ve decided to dedicate all of your free time to some new, obscure hobby that nobody could possibly understand the appeal of. For example, beetle fighting. Or, duck herding. You can’t be bothered with dating again, you say, because you’re training these beetles for their next battle.
Sometimes he will just start asking philosophical questions like, how do you know someone is your soul mate? Or do you think people who break up can get back together? Or do you think there is such thing as the right people but the wrong time and place?
Processing heartbreak is an important part of understanding why the heartbreak happened. In fact, if you’re bold enough to break it down, you may even see how it was so clear that that relationship was wrong for you. That’s a gift you only receive if you’re willing to process.
You probably still have some important lessons to learn from your last relationship—lessons that will enhance your chances of finding a better relationship next time. But you need alone time to really think about those. If you don’t take that time, you could repeat your mistakes.
Barring having gone through a true trauma, if one more grown*ss person calls herself broken all because she’s had a few heartbreaks, a handful of men disappointed her, maybe she was cheated on, or she’s exhausted by the lack of prospects out there, we may just have to open a 24-hour preschool to throw these […]
You’re protective of your best friend, so when she comes to you devastated after a breakup she never saw coming (the worst kind of all) you just want to make her feel better instantly. All you’re thinking about is how do I get her to stop crying and start laughing right now. Unfortunately, some of […]
Some men do a wonderful job of pretending they are totally happy, stable and over their last breakup. They can pretend this just long enough to get another woman to go out with them, but then when they do begin to date, the reality hits them that they aren’t ready. That explains just how and […]
You never really know a man, until you’ve broken up with him.
It's time to kick yourself out of the teary-eyed phase.
You might want to wait until he's over her so he can be on you.
Every guy will seem unique to you but, it’s actually easier if you know this: they’re all the same. Well, the men who will break your heart will most likely fall into one of these categories.