How To Mend a Broken Heart

If love is a sickness, then what is a heart break? It is certainly not the cure for the above mentioned predicament. It could be, however, characterized as a sort of cancer; in ways that it is hard to get over and will suck the life force out of you. Here is a 12 point plan to mend a broken heart…

1. Let yourself wallow in self-pity and grief for a while, and don’t be afraid to call o your friends and family for support. (They’ll get fed up if this stage drags on and on and on).

2. Don’t look at the end of this, or any other relationship, as a sign of failure. Learn from what you think might have been ‘mistakes’ – we all learn from experience – and move on.

3. Tempting though it may be, revenge on your old partner – if they dumped you – isn’t worth it. It leaves you stuck in the past rather than moving forward.

4. Take stock of what you want and need from a relationship. Have you been attracted to people who just aren’t right for you?

5. Just because you are single doesn’t mean you shouldn’t go out. If you don’t like films and meals on your own, go with a friend.

6. Don’t shut yourself away. There are millions of people in the world. Statistically, there should be someone out there right for you, but you need to be out there.

7. Treat yourself. Don’t go mad on ‘retail therapy’ (buying loads of stuff to try to feel good), but there’s no harm on splashing out on something special once in a while.

8. Don’t let yourself go. Take care of yourself. The better you look and the better you feel the more attractive you’ll be to the outside world.

9. Avoid the classic rebound. Don’t jump into a relationship just because you need something to distract you, or because you think it might be your only chance of finding love again.

10. Forgive yourself.

11. Forgive your ex-partner. (you don’t have to tell them you have. Forgiving them frees you.)

12. Move on.