8 Steps to Mend a Broken Heart

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the cycle of love...yeah, love for self & self respect are the most golden incentives to coming to the point of letting go
of a stale, destructive relationship that is well past it's due by date...
ahhhh...it can be so hard to let go ....impossible seeming...
but it can be done...& we find our way to really loving again

C39 of CA 9:45AM June 12, 2013

For me, reading a good book seems to help. My current fave is Love & Misadventure by Lang Leav: http://www.tinyurl.com/loveandmisadventure She writes with so much feeling about love and loss.

Jane 5:15AM June 04, 2013

these are good advice, its not easy if you have a broken heart
i've been on the same situation but all you need to do is to be strong and move on and for sure you will recover from it and you will find life more enjoyable. you can also find some tips how to heal your broken heart at http://www.howtomendabrokenheart.net

ophelia of CA 1:35PM May 24, 2013

I thought this was an incredible piece of literature to read, recently I had my broken... yesterday it was difficult for myself. I caught her with another man.. her ex. Maybe Im just meant to be alone because I always seem to get my heart broken, the worst part of it all is.. I really thought she was going to be the one.

Slappy Mchappy 10:56AM May 24, 2013

Just lost my wife of 18 years ...she passed away.
together we have a 15 year old
Im only 36. ...i have tryed so hard to keep my son busy and help him ..i dont see happy ever being a part of me again ..and im telling u now i have.a i dont give a fu&& attitude anymore .....a pure hatred towards everything.....we lost her apdil 19th 2013...and may 19th i almost went from same thing ..
Guess i couldnt have been lucky...my world just sucks.

rich of IN 9:24PM May 22, 2013

i've been to the same situation during my ex husband filed for a divorce.Having a broken heart is painful and sometimes it can tear you apart but there are some ways you can do to get back to your life once again, you can find more information on how to heal your broken in http://www.howtomendabrkenheart.net

ophelia of CA 8:53PM May 16, 2013

Hi,
You know, guys go through this stuff also. I was married for 39 years when I found out the ex. was having an affair that was going on for 3 years.
I asked her to leave him and stay with me, but she refused.
The divorced took only 3 months, but she left after three weeks. Yes I let her stay in the house for 3 weeks while she looked for a place with her boyfriend, by the way, he is a married man.
It's been 2 years now sense she left. I had a girlfriend for a while, but that didn't work out as she was having the same problem of letting go of the past.
I'm still going through the stages of divorce. I have been told that for every 10 years of marriage you can expect 1 year of recovery.
I'm 60 years old. Yes even old people go through this stuff.
I usually can wait till I get home to release my emotions, (crying), there was this one time when I was grocery shopping that I almost broke down.
That was scary. I'm not a wimp or cry often, but this affected me to the core.
I've resolved to allow my self more time to recover and not to date any one yet.
I believe that I am in a depression and I have to work things out more.
Sleeping is a problem, as the pictures in my mind of her and the other man come to mind a lot, even though I try to forget them.
I still think of her often. What a mess!
Any suggestions or ideas for an old rejected man are welcome.LOL

Charlie of NH 3:52AM May 11, 2013

I am now experiencing what you all have been through. I've lost my best friend and the love of my life. 5 whole years of laughter and comfort and he took the coward way out of my life. Some may call it the "fade away", where someone stops answering your calls and texts little by little. I tried so hard not to cry, but it all came out last night. I cried like a baby in my bed in the fetal position. I didnt sleep at all. I have been crying on and off today and my eyes are red and swollen. He is in love with someone else and because of the way he treated me, I guess he never really cared about me at all. The last thing I can do is to think of being with another man right now. I'm just not sure what to do. I tell myself every day that I wake up.."If I can just make it till the end of the day" But at night I lie awake in bed unable to sleep..completely heartbroken. There is nothing any one can say to you to make your pain go away. I guess it's just something that has to be faced head on. I've got to do this on my own..I really dont have anyone to share my pain with..He really was my best friend and now he's gone. To everyone else who may be going through this now, I sincerely wish you all the best. We all deserve happiness..Even me, or so I tell myself. God Bless

Nichole of TX 9:00PM May 07, 2013

I just can't breathe right now - the pain is unbearable at times and I have to say that Adam's story (posted in 2012) really resonated with me. I can totally relate to what he is saying - I have lost 'the one' and I think about her every second of every day. She has moved on and I remain sitting amongst the debris of my broken life. The thought of her making love to someone else makes me want to die.

David 7:22AM April 29, 2013

Thank you. I just had a bad breakup and I didn't know what to do. I just felt like I had died. I will try these methods and hopefully be better by Monday.

Caitlin Whiting of NY 3:52PM April 26, 2013