Tag Archives: breaking up
Friendships are complicated and layered. I’d say they might even be more complex than a romantic relationship. Of course, when things are going well, friendships add so much to your life. Friends understand you, support you, celebrate you and value you. Even if you’re with the most amazing romantic partner in the world, sometimes there are things only a friend can help you with. But, the end of friendships can be terrible and bitter. And I’ve been thinking about why that is. Here’s what I’ve come up with on breaking up. Read more
The best story ever told was between someone’s fingertip and their beloved’s skin- a love story of some sort or the tale of two individuals coming together. The only thing more epic than the beginning of a love story is the ending- the final touch or the end of the caress. In today’s society, it seems as though the only thing being touched is the screen on a smart phone to start a text message, and sometimes, the ending of an affair isn’t even granted that courtesy.
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I’m sure you’ve heard by now that Charlize Theron and Sean Penn broke up. The entire internet seems to be relieved, acting like Charlize breaking off the engagement saved her from a lifetime of misery with Penn. Honestly, I never had much of an opinion on this couple. I 100% see why there were a good match for well over a year—talent, lifestyle, drive, etc. But, the general public reaction to their split got me thinking about how you should react when your friend ends a relationship that you hated. It can be a really sticky situation, but I’m here to help!
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Breaking up is never easy and sometimes after the tears and heart to heart conversations we don’t always stay broken up.
I think we've all been there and had those relationships that we just can’t seem to end even though we have a thousand valid reasons to end them. It’s so easy to get caught up in that cycle of breaking up and making up.
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Dear Anita,
I was dating this guy for almost a year and he just dumped me. It took me by surprise and now I’m struggling. I think my friends are tired of hearing about him. It’s been three months since the breakup but I can’t get over it. Can you give me some tips to get over him please?
- Julia in Chicago
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Getting dumped is the stinking worst. You feel so low, angry and sad all at the same time. It makes you question your decision-making skills because you picked such a dud and question if you’re worthy of love at all. (Just to be clear, YOU ARE WORTHY OF LOVE! It’ll take a little healing to feel like you are again, though.) And just when you’re feeling as crappy as humanly possible, someone will say something that will make you feel impossibly worse, like… Read more
