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Don't Let a Breakup Define You

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_A breakup can do real damage to your emotions. The emotions you feel might cause you to feel empty and worthless. This is your emotions talking and not the reality! Don't let a breakup, and the emotions you feel, define you...READ MORE

Common Reasons Breakups Happen

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_Most everyone has experienced the end of a relationship. Breaking up can be very painful and it sometimes takes a long time to heal. By identifying common reasons that relationships end, you can decrease the likelihood of another breakup in a future relationship. Looking and thinking ahead can prevent so much heartache from a breakup...READ MORE

How to Stop Focusing on Your Ex

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_It is understandable the attachment you have to an ex after a breakup. Your heart is broken even if the breakup was necessary. You find yourself thinking of your ex for weeks, months or even years. You wonder what they are doing and if they miss you. The thoughts of an ex is almost like an addiction for some people. If these thoughts go on for too long and prevent you from enjoying life, it is crucial to find ways to stop focusing on your ex...READ MORE

Lessons Learned From Relationships That Have Ended

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In a lifetime, you will have a few, or maybe many, relationships that come to an end. These relationships may be with friends or they may be of a romantic nature. There's usually pain associated with any relationship ending and also a period of mourning. Even though the relationships came to an end, there are valuable lessons you can learn...READ MORE

Can You Be Friends With an Ex?

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Being a friend with your ex depends a lot on how the relationship ended. If the relationship ended on bad terms, think twice before entering into a friendship with that person. History has a tendency of repeating itself.

Think carefully about what kind of friend you want. Most people want a friend who is honest, respectful, kind and not judgmental. If that is the case, someone you have been in a relationship with, who is a habitual liar or a cheater, won't fit the criteria of a friend...READ MORE

How to Cope With a Bad Breakup

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Breakups are rarely painless. Most of the time they leave a lot of pain, anger and resentment. There are ways of coping to help you move on from the pain of a breakup and on to a new chapter in your life.

Don't act impulsively. If your partner says they no longer want to be with you, don't act impulsively and do or say things you will later regret. Give yourself time to absorb your partner saying they no longer want to be with you...
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