Personal change is a thing that's very hard to measure, because it's hard to know whether changes in behaviour are situational (just as a result of not having a person around anymore) or fundamental (a change to your self). I don't know whether that's a distinction which is interesting to you or not, but it's a distinction I would make if I was doing the one doing your thinking.
A lot of people who know me have said I've changed a lot since my break-up, but I don't think I've changed so much as the things I do have changed. It was over a year ago now, but it doesn't feel that long. I do things she wouldn't have let me do, or would have disapproved of, or would have teased me about, and I do them without fear or nervousness. Admittedly your relationship might not be comparable, because my relationship wasn't normal to start with (not because it was special and amazing, but because it was shitty and abusive).
What I'm saying is that I think whether there is much of a change in your life (besides changes in the day-to-day routine you get from losing a close person) depends on the intensity of the relationship, and the nature of the change depends on the quality of the relationship. Every case is different, but I don't think change is abnormal at all. You've lost a person from your life who was very important to you, and I think that means you're very likely to change the things you do.
IIN to drastically change after a breakup?
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Personal change is a thing that's very hard to measure, because it's hard to know whether changes in behaviour are situational (just as a result of not having a person around anymore) or fundamental (a change to your self). I don't know whether that's a distinction which is interesting to you or not, but it's a distinction I would make if I was doing the one doing your thinking.
A lot of people who know me have said I've changed a lot since my break-up, but I don't think I've changed so much as the things I do have changed. It was over a year ago now, but it doesn't feel that long. I do things she wouldn't have let me do, or would have disapproved of, or would have teased me about, and I do them without fear or nervousness. Admittedly your relationship might not be comparable, because my relationship wasn't normal to start with (not because it was special and amazing, but because it was shitty and abusive).
What I'm saying is that I think whether there is much of a change in your life (besides changes in the day-to-day routine you get from losing a close person) depends on the intensity of the relationship, and the nature of the change depends on the quality of the relationship. Every case is different, but I don't think change is abnormal at all. You've lost a person from your life who was very important to you, and I think that means you're very likely to change the things you do.