BREAKING UP ADVICE

Breaking up really is hard to do, especially if you're on the receiving end. Finding the right partner is a process, and break ups are an inevitable part of the journey. Whether you knew it was coming, didn't have a clue, or you need help ending yours, this is the place to help you sort it out.

Breaking Up: Returning Stuff

Advice on Rejection • Asking For Space • On a Break • Calling it Quits • Is It Over? • Classic Break Up Lines • Separation • Getting Him/Her Back • Get Over a Break Up • The Ex Files • The Blame Game • The Slow Fade • Meant to be Friends • Disappearing Act • Returning Stuff • Warning Signs •

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What does it mean to be on a break, exactly?
What does it mean to be on a break, exactly? I mean, is this the equivalent to an open relationship? Does this mean you want some cake and eat it to...read more (4 answers)
PigeonThreeEightOne posted in Breaking Up

What are some of the red flags you noticed after a break up?
After being with the same man and living with him for four years, we've just broken up. Hindsight is rather painful right now because I felt blindsid...read more (2 answers)
anonymous posted in Breaking Up

How can you prevent the end of a love affair?
After dating for a year or more, the sameness set in and the excitement left. The excitement of the first kiss and the first intimate, romantic episod...read more (2 answers)
noell posted in Breaking Up

He wants to see me again, no strings.
I was dating a guy a while ago, but he moved away, so the relationship just ended. About a month ago, he called me out of nowhere to talk. We talked...read more (3 answers)
Amanda517 posted in Breaking Up

How can I stop dreaming about him?
Someone else recently posted about dreaming about an ex. I often dream about a boy I used to like growing up, though we never dated. I sometimes dream...read more (1 answers)
mcu29117 posted in Breaking Up

Dreams about ex
I have incessant dreams about my ex. I don't believe I'm still hung up on him, but I'm not sure how to make them stop and they're starting to make me ...read more (2 answers)
Sandra posted in Breaking Up

How do you put a relationship on hold?
My boyfriend is going to school for about 6 months in another state far away and wants to put us on hold. We have been dating for almost five months. ...read more (1 answers)
anonymous posted in Breaking Up

Remaining Friends For Guilt?
I ended a near two-year relationship, one that had dissolved for me several months prior. She wanted to remain friends, though I was skeptical it wou...read more (2 answers)
anonymous posted in Breaking Up

What's the best way to give an Ex his/her stuff back?
I broke up with a guy a while ago, but we dated for about three years. I was cleaning and found some of his stuff that I know he would want back. Shou...read more (2 answers)
britwhit posted in Breaking Up

House is no home...
My husband and I, after 14 months of marriage, have decided that married life between us cannot work. We have already filed for divorce, and the wheel...read more (2 answers)
anonymous posted in Breaking Up

Missed the signs
Why are people so eager to love until they miss the signs that the person is no good for them?...read more (2 answers)
anonymous posted in Breaking Up

Afraid to Let Him Go
I have been in a 9 year relationship with my boyfriend (we were high school sweethearts). Our lines of communication have deteriorated over the past c...read more (3 answers)
ArtofHeart posted in Breaking Up

Video Model Opportunity but a Relationship Breaker
I just received an offer to be a video model. I will be appearing in rap and R&B videos. My boyfriend doesn't like this idea/job. He is saying that...read more (2 answers)
LiveNow posted in Breaking Up

Reunited ...
Recently, a former love interest came back into my life. Previously, he bailed when things started getting serious. He has since apologized and expres...read more (2 answers)
andreanourse posted in Breaking Up

Mixed Signals from My Ex
My ex recently moved out of state with his new girlfriend. Yet, he still calls me. Which wouldn't be an issue if he wasn't constantly asking me to com...read more (2 answers)
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