Surviving a break up

I always leave this guy and I come back to him because I never knew how to survive a break up. I checked his facebook now and he was with a girl while he told me he is home with the guys. So, I just broke up with him. Any tips how I can survive the break up, you all should know that he has been an asshole for more than 5 years and I love him. It is time for me to leave, I know. Is it normal to feel this way?

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  • Solophonic

    I know the feeling all too well, a breakup is one of the hardest things in the world to get through. It helps to go out with friends or family and talk about it, or even just get your mind off it for a while. If you keep going back to him it's just another heartbreak waiting to happen. Sometimes no matter how good and familiar the past may seem, the heartache if what is to come isn't worth it. Spend some time alone and grow as a person.
    There are good people in this world, the problem is that the bad ones are typically standing up to be noticed while the good ones are sitting down.

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  • unwrittenn

    ok so im going through the same situation and its hell right? :/ we weren't together that long thank god! but it was a while... and hes at my college so i see him 2/3times a week. he finished me, and didnt have a reason, so i suppose that helped me to let go a bit. but then he kept pulling me back in saying he missed me an wanted me back :/ i dunno your situation so i dunno if hes messing with your head too? but i got all my friends to constatntly tell me how shit he was. an one day i felt soo strong and i told him to leave me alone and i deleted an blocked his number...we havent spoke for 2 weeks. thats the first step...and iv been really happy and iv got my life back. just think of all the bad things he did to you. honestly if stuffs bad now it cant get worse, i tell myself that everyday :) the first step is chucking his stuff out, letters, numbers, clothes, anything that reminds you of him. good luck :)x

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    • lamartin

      Good Luck, i am prood of you that he haven't talk to him in 2 weeks, i think 1 other week and u will forget his name...
      Prood of you, you are strong

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  • blahfase2

    block his number block every possible way of him contacting you. Spend all of your free time with friends and family and it will be harder for you to think about him and be upset.

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  • maddie123

    Then don't and move on

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  • blahfase2

    I was in a relationship just like this last year...it was on and off constantly. Take this into consideration: if you go back, you will end up in the same exact position that you are in right now. The problem you are having is that you are EMOTIONALLY ATTACHED to this person, which makes it incredibly difficult to get over. What you are going through is most definitely normal but it is unhealthy and you will have to learn the hard way unfortunately. I wish you luck! You'll get through this I promise.

    What helps is going out with friends and looking for a new partner..GO HAVE FUN!

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  • cleo7

    Sounds like a very similar situation with what I had with my ex of 5 years. U just need to give yourself time. Keep busy and put aside say 30mins to 1 hour a day to get upset. Crying is healthy. Throw yourself a big party, That helps too. And everything he has given u, photos etc put in a box in your top cupboard. Dont chuck them out coz one day u can look back and remind yourself that u got through all the heart ache. Also keep a diary and write each entry like a letter to him so u can get all feelings off your chest x

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  • lamartin

    I will do my best i kind miss him, but he didn't call today. So, i won't call him.Let's see what will happen, the only thing i want to know, and find a proof of if he loves me or loved me. I wish if i can inter his heart to know

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  • TyLee

    Ok do not get back with him. I made this mistake and ended up getting very badly hurt in the end!

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  • lamartin

    I know that if i will go back to him i will end up feeling bad. The problem is that he is calling me and not letting me leave him. I feel very weak when i hear his voice. However, i know he is messing around with other girls. I just can't trust him anymore....

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  • i've just been through a break up. my boyfriend treated me like crap and then broke up with me. now thinking about it all, i deserved and still do deserve so much better than that. you do too. you do not deserve a boyfriend who's gonna treat you badly! a good video that helped me get through the break up was this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C704IO-HD5w it honestly helped me realize a lot. i know a break up sucks but one thing that helps extremely is going out with friends and meeting new people! stay away from sitting at home and thinking about him- especially memories and such. good luck, you will get through this! trust me :)

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  • thebuddah

    Yeah it's normal. Go to the website sheknows.com they have a lot of suggestions to heal a broken heart. It's hard leaving someone like that because he'll keep coming back so make sure you commit yourself to leaving

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