The 30-Day Breakup Guide Will Be Here When You Need It
Posted by: The Frisky
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1:30PM, Friday July 31st 2009
You might not have been splitting with someone when we started our 30-Day Breakup Guide at the beginning of the month, but if you are now (or do at some point in the future), don’t forget to follow our step-by-step instructions for how to get over him. Moving on from a relationship can be tough, but forcing yourself to go through our daily to-do list for a month will motivate you to pull yourself together in no time—or at least distract you from the deep emotional pain you’re feeling for 30 days.
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Naneenya
wrote on July 31 2009 @ 12:42 pm: [report]
One thing I did after a break-up that was crucial in moving on was to change up my bedding. Because we were getting married, we had registered for all new (gender-neutral) bedding. I returned all of that neutral crap and got something more girly. I had pillows monogrammed with MY initials. I made it so that there would be NO memories of him (or “us”) in my bed.
Since that was one thing we had to (and were intending to) share. Making a direct move to make it MINE was invaluable.
Just thought I’d share…
RachelSmiles
wrote on July 31 2009 @ 12:58 pm: [report]
i had a boyfriend when the list started, about halfway through i found myself single again. sad, yes. but thankfully i have something to keep myself occupied with.
Sapphira
wrote on July 31 2009 @ 02:17 pm: [report]
During my last breakup, it was a huge, messy, very public ordeal. I found that a GREAT way to keep my sanity, look for cute guys (since all I really wanted at that point was looking and touching, not keeping ^_^) and get what I needed at that point was to go to new places by myself, be it brunch or a bar or the movies. And you know what? I realized that I really am my own best company, so not only did I get my fun, but I also healed myself without meaning to.
maroon
wrote on July 31 2009 @ 05:27 pm: [report]
i’ve passed this on to a friend who’s been in a very bad on/off relationship with her ex, hoping it will give her what it takes to center herself and drop her dead weight.
i’m kind of surprised that there wasn’t more literal destruction on this list. like, even beyond burning his teddy bear and pictures of the two of you. there can definitely be some good in tearing down the old- i helped my friend tear down wallpaper and repaint her entire house after her nasty breakup. when i broke up with my fiance, i went to my parents’ house to get away (we were living together). two days into my daze my dad handed me an axe and let me have at the forest in the backyard (away from the house, thankfully). even doing something like taking a weight lifting or even a martial arts class can help release that negative energy. sometimes you just can’t meditate it all away.