It's never easy handling a break up no matter which end you are on. Rather you're the one doing the breaking or if you're the one with the broken heart. I've been there, done that, saw the video and got the t-shirt a few times. What amazes me is how long it takes to recover from a relationship that you just didn't want to give up on but had to. This short article has some good advice for all of us. Take a look and tell me what you think?

http://www.everydayhealth.com/emotional-health/handling-a-breakup.aspx?xid=nl_EverydayHealthEmotionalHealth_20100621

PinkTatorSalad

By Feona on Tuesday, June 22, 2010 - 07:48 am:

I think that is especially true for a marriage. Everyone seems to suffer for a good year after the divorce.

By Pinktatorsalad on Tuesday, June 22, 2010 - 09:34 am:

So true..... and jumping into another relationship before your over the previous one never turns out well. It took me a long time to figure out you have to really know yourself and learn to like yourself before you can really commit to someone else. I heard people say that before and I just said,"yeah right!". Then it happened to me and even though I love being "in love", it never has been right. Now that I've actually spent time without a man in my life, I've learned things about me that I never knew before. And I'm just now after 3 years of being divorced liking me. Liking the fact that I matter and second best isn't good enough any more. I deserve to be treated with respect and what I like or don't like does matter. It's not all about him and what he wants in life. It's about me and him and us. I never before understood that I didn't have to "disappear" or become just what he wants me to be. That even in a relationship I have every right to be myself and not become different or a mere shadow of him. I do know in any relationship there is adjustments. You have to give and take equally. But I always found that I was the one giving and he was the one taking and before I knew it.... I was him and any resemblance of me had disappeared. That was lonely. That was sad. That won't ever happen again. And I'm proud to understand that and understand me more now. Have a great day Feona!!!

By Feona on Saturday, June 26, 2010 - 08:33 am:

Yeah! We can learn alot from you!