April 8th, 2020
We move through life building relationships, hoping that they will be successful and lead us down a path of unconditional love, making a family life, and growing old with our partner. However, that does not always happen. In fact, most people date and have numerous relationships prior to meeting “the one”. It takes time, patience, perseverance, and hope to find your ultimate partner. Before that can happen, we must experience the hardships, the breakups, and the recovery in order to make the mental and physical space for a new potential partner. However, some breakups are more difficult than others, and getting over someone you care about can be challenging.
Some breakups can be easy to get over. This could be due to a variety of reasons, but are often simple in their mutual manner. Maybe you have different goals or hobbies than one another. It could have been a short relationship which did not allow for emotions to reach potential, making it easier to walk away.
Bad breakups however, can be much more complex. This could be due to a longer period of dating in which friends and families were involved and emotions reached the point of being in love. A difficult breakup can become an even more difficult situation if you and your ex are still in contact post relationship.
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It is crucial to create as much space as possible from your ex in order to move on. Getting over someone is difficult enough, despite the unavoidable factors that can make contact with your ex difficult to ignore. Below are 8 reasons why you should not contact your ex again:
When a relationship ends, it is important to be able to move on in a timely manner that is respectful of yourself and your ex. This process of moving one and getting over someone can suffer if you continue to stay in communication with your ex. For some couples it is simple to part ways and never speak again. For others, this can be much more difficult due to environmental factors that get in the way of creating healthy space. Some of these environmental factors include:
Finding productive and positive ways to deal with a breakup is essential to both the individual’s mental and physical well-being. In order to find harmony and balance in your ability to move forward, rather than contacting your ex, try some of these healthy tips to move on after a breakup.
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