Letting go. It's one thing to break up but to emotionally detach yourself from someone you have been the closest to (even though you know it just didn't work) is a hard thing.
EnigmaticExistncSouthCoast, British Columbia Canada802 posts
When you realize the relationship is over but agree to stay friends ----and spend forever longing for more because you REALLY REALLY like him... but he moves on... and you get to be the cool buddy...
The hardest part about breaking up is just realizing that you're no longer wanted. Friends? If we were really going to be friends then we wouldn't have broken up.
Hearing the words "It's not you, it's me." Bull crap! There must be something in you that doesn't like me anymore and if you don't like me, then it's ME, not you! Or, "I thought I was ready for a relationship, but I'm not." (translation: I don't want a relationship with YOU!) However it's worded, it still means that you're not wanted or needed and I don't care whether your heart is made of gold or has turned to stone - It hurts because you're not wanted anymore.
THAT'S the hardest part about breaking up. Waking up the next morning just a little bit more alone than the day before...
After accepting its over, but dealing with the fact that all the years, time, and effort was a waste, and they no longer love you. But you cannot stop loving them
Having no one to confide it, no one to share your thoughts and feelings with and knowing they don't want you anymore. Starting over not knowing if you'll ever find someone you love as much and fearing that no one will love you again.
For me it is the finality of it. It is a real sobering thought to realize something is over and there is not going back. Especially if you have done nothing wrong to deserve it and you still have feelings for that person. Some things just weren't meant to be
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