How did you learn to love your (emotional) scars?
June 22, 2015 6:21 PM Subscribe
I have read great advice on relationships and knowing their ending as inevitable. Now I would like to read some anecdotes! Teach me the lessons learned and the valuable wisdom as known from the other side.
There are threads with MeFi's fantastic go-to advice to end a relationship:
1. Miko's breakup script
2. DTMFA
3. Healthy diet, sleep, exercise, socialize, hobbies
4. TIME
5. *shiny new life*
I know most of this is experiencing life, being approachable, making new friends, dating more and broadening your social horizon. There are many MeFi recommendations for great books and therapy. That's awesome for getting over a relationship. But what's next?
Once hindsight has firmly rooted, you learn: "money can't buy love, you can't make someone love you, and you can't change someone" (basically the exact opposite of romantic comedies, the irony). What experiences in relationships helped you grow and challenge your worldview? The impactful and meaningful relationships that grew from a connection with someone that is no longer a part of your life, yet had a factor in how you experience the world as a result.
There are threads with MeFi's fantastic go-to advice to end a relationship:
1. Miko's breakup script
2. DTMFA
3. Healthy diet, sleep, exercise, socialize, hobbies
4. TIME
5. *shiny new life*
I know most of this is experiencing life, being approachable, making new friends, dating more and broadening your social horizon. There are many MeFi recommendations for great books and therapy. That's awesome for getting over a relationship. But what's next?
Once hindsight has firmly rooted, you learn: "money can't buy love, you can't make someone love you, and you can't change someone" (basically the exact opposite of romantic comedies, the irony). What experiences in relationships helped you grow and challenge your worldview? The impactful and meaningful relationships that grew from a connection with someone that is no longer a part of your life, yet had a factor in how you experience the world as a result.
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posted by lunastellasol at 6:25 PM on June 22, 2015