I just ended a year-long relationship two months ago with the love of my life. He was a brilliant, creative, talented and generous man with Asperger's and a long, complicated history of severe mental illness. He was an Army vet and had lived an incredible life, full of adventures but also extreme trauma and heartbreak. He killed himself on Friday. How do I go on?
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posted by cardinality
on May 5, 2013 -
18 answers
[heartbreak/confused sexuality filter] Recently admitted my romantic feelings toward a close friend, but have no idea how to pick up the pieces of my actions and move forward. Somewhat messy details within.
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posted by anonymous
on Oct 17, 2012 -
11 answers
I started having feelings for my good friend and mustered up the courage to tell him, but he says he doesn't feel the same way, yet still wants to remain close friends. I'm not happy with that. How do I get out of the friend zone? Or should I just get over it?
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posted by impactsmoothie
on Aug 13, 2012 -
31 answers
Should I see my ex-boyfriend (who has a girlfriend, and who I'm still in love with) when I'm in his city in September? And if I do... how?
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posted by anonymous
on Aug 4, 2011 -
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My first boyfriend/first love and I recently broke up after nearly four years together. I know this was the right decision, but I feel like I'll never feel this way about anyone else ever again. I realize that sounds dramatic, silly, and naive, but I'd really like to hear from the perspective of someone who's been through it that, yes, life does go on (and maybe get better, in a different way) after a first love.
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posted by gypsyhymns
on Jan 4, 2011 -
24 answers
Seeking short-term coping mechanisms for being productive in school during a devastating breakup, and for comedy TV I can watch to help me through it. Long story inside.
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posted by anonymous
on Nov 8, 2009 -
32 answers
How do i deal with having a best friend i simply cant afford to lose breaking my heart?
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posted by anonymous
on Aug 19, 2009 -
50 answers
So there was a girl (as all of these things tend to start). She gave herself to me utterly in the BDSM and just plain loving sense, and meant it. We had a stormy but passionate relationship, and in retrospect I treated her badly during it. We'd broken up and weren't talking but I felt I'd left her alone to protect her from disappointment. We talked again, and we tried to go out...then she said she was no longer in love with me. I'm not an emotive person, and I guess I've never really felt heartbreak before (I'm late 20s). How do I get over this?
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posted by anonymous
on Jun 22, 2009 -
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How can I move and forget about someone who just 10 months ago was my girlfriend but now just got married?
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posted by The1andonly
on Dec 1, 2008 -
26 answers
To get back together or not to get back together....that is the question....(of course it's a lot messier than that.........)
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posted by Waterbear
on Aug 18, 2008 -
40 answers
Recently I broke up with my girl of 10 years....my best friend. I'm entierly shattered and heartbroken. I wanted her to be the mother of my children when the time came, and now she's gone. Is there anyway to make this work?
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posted by anonymous
on Aug 9, 2006 -
69 answers
Any tips for coping with a broken heart? Particularly the immediate aftermath.
posted by penguin pie
on Feb 10, 2005 -
39 answers
