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Sometimes, when relationships end, we feel a source of emptiness in our hearts. As if a death has occurred, we may even feel that we have lost a part of ourselves. This feeling is real and needs to be addressed in a positive way!
When your heart is broken, your whole identity may feel shattered. You may feel you are no longer alive. But that is not the case. A breakup is like a broken mirror. It is better to leave it broken than hurt yourself trying to fix it. It may be time to move on, and reclaim your life.
Should you post your relationship drama on a social media? Here are a few tips to help you decide.
Being in a relationship involves being committed to another person. It takes two people to give 100 percent of themselves to remain an alliance. In the beginning, if you are on a social media site like Facebook, it is only natural to want to post "In a Relationship" as your relationship status to show all your 500 friends how happy you both are. But what happens when the relationship ends? What do you do then?
Here are a few online etiquette ideas to help you get through your break up:
YourTango Experts offer advice on the best ways to get over an ex.
If only "washing a man out of our hair" were as simple as a wash, rinse and repeat cycle. In reality, breaking off attachment to an ex is hard—but not impossible—work. Here are 10 easy-to-follow tips for washing a hard-to-forget ex from your life:
1. Indulge In A "Pity Diet"
Friends are the flowers of life; they can make it all better when you break off a romance.
In YourTango's recent breakup survey of 1,329 people polled between December 21, 2011 - January 9, 2012, the #1 most popular activity people recommend to someone getting over a breakup is to "spend time with friends". For someone in the midst of a breakup, here are 5 healing ways to interact with your friends to shake off your Ex and get over your loss.
Do You Feel the Need to Spy on Your Significant Other?
Have you ever been tempted to spy on your significant other? Most of us have been a little "nosy" at times, but it usually never turns into an obsession as it does with my girlfriend, "G."
Since her divorce, G has had a difficult time finding "Mr. Right." I think she's afraid every man is going to cheat on her as did her ex-husband. She was totally blindsided by his affair with a much younger, very attractive woman. And to make it worse, he's now engaged to the woman. The humiliation of it all really took a toll on G's self-esteem.
It's been days or weeks or even months since you and your ex called it quits. And you're fine. You're convinced everything happens for a reason, and you’'l be better off with someone else someday. You rarely even think of him. Until you do.
Can "nesting" help kids of a divorced family cope better?
Change is hard for emotionally healthy and mature adults in divorced situations. Moving from what was a normal daily life to a new normal always takes adjustment and compromise for the whole family. It also takes time and effort and a willingness to adapt. Is "nesting" a better solution for all involved?
What can you do when loving people around you don't accept your decision to end your relationship?
If you decided to end your relationship, people around you might have a hard time accepting your decision. Of course, they don't know all the details that made you take such a bold step. And it might also be a certain inertia that keep them away from understanding your decision; they could be caught in their own perception about your relationship, or how you should handle it.