how do you MEND a broken heart?

It is obvious that the boyfriend was in another relationship during this one. Well, the first thing is to stop crying, stop asking herself why and trying to find out the answer. Help her get her self esteem and self confidence back. Practice saying and writing positive affirmations. "I am a beautiful intelligent woman" I am... Do a portrait of herself Self Discovery lead to Self Esteem. He is not the issue anymore he has gone on with his life, she needs to too, he is not sitting up thinking about her, or losing any sleep, so she should not waste anymore of her time and life on thoughts of him or what she thought they had. Take back the control over her life, take back her power by going on with her life, relationships are experiences we gain in life it is like a job, you lose one you go find a better one. But for now tell her to take some "me" time, tell her to get to know herself in order for the right person to come into her life.

time heals all wounds and 3 weeks is just like one second ago when it comes to being hurt.your friend has to go to the process of pain to learn how to start again a life without her former partner.through the process she will gain more understanding of how to handle a personal crises.no words nor medicine but only love ones can help her through.much attention from real friends who would just listen to her litany is highly recommendable because she would just need people to listen to her pain over and over and over and over and over again.she must learn not to forget but accept and be open to her past with her former partner.most of all just be ther for her.

3 weeks have passed and you think she should be over it by now! Yikes! It's going to take a lot longer. a LOT longer. Especially that he has a new girlfriend that must be heartbreaking for her. Tell her that only time will help, but if she's into reading, it helps to read books about breaking up and how to get over the person. First and foremost she should have zero contact with him. She should not look at any pictures and put any memorabilia in a box and give it to someone for safekeeping.

Hi pelo26, I am not an expert on this but I think your friend should at least go out and meet friends. Dont sit around and flashed back old memories with her ex. Bring her out or call her as often. Dont give her "time to mourn" and tell let the past be the past, look forward and not backward.

Moving on is easy to say but hard to do. It would take some time for someone to really go on with their lives. Most especially, when love is involved and relationship for so long. What I can suggest to your friend is that she must focus more on what she have now. I believe she can't still move on because she still feel sorry for herself or for their relationship. Maybe the reason is that her boyfriend have already found someone while she's still stuck with her life. Hey, being single is not the end of the world. Try to ignore what her ex has now. Instead of focusing her life or regretting on her past relationship try to set her mind that it's not the end of her life. Forgetting someone dear to you and moving on is a slow process but time will come when she can look back on her past without any regrets.

Time will heal the pain. The only advice i can think of is dont call him, or chase him down, its the hardest thing to do but its the best thing to do. I go shopping and just keep yourself busy. Eventually it gets easier, but it hurts for a long time especially after a 6 year relationship. hope this helps a little!

It's not easy to forget and it does takes alot of time to get over it maybe going on a vacation might do some good.

If she loves her ex boyfriend so much, she should gather her courage to talk to him. And also, she should prepare for rejection just in case. If rejected, she should accept the fact that it's over and just move on and find another guy that can help her get over her heartbreak or atleast ease her pain. I know It's hard to forget someone, but she should open her heart for the right love to come. Goodluck. Your a great friend because you care about her so much.

Surround yourself with people who care for you and listen to you. The first weeks will be the hardest of all. After the time elapses for mourning, go and do something really selfish, just for you and start feeling good about yourself again.

She will feel lonely and vulnerable, remind her that she has a life to get on with and that she is worth so much more than this, fill her days with things that she enjoys. Remind her what friends are for and that they are more valuable at the moment. There is a reason that hey split up she needs to remember what this is and she will realise that she is better of now then what she would be if she were with him. Also he is not worth wasting time over, he has obviously got very little respect for her and her feelings. "Men aren't worth crying over, and Mr Right won't make you cry".

Awww, that's really painful. Anywas, I dont know if it will work for her but I think I've moved on cos I never elude the thing that would remind me of him. I just let the pain remain and let myself be numb. :)

It takes a while to get over a relationship, especially in your friend's case. I think she shouldn't rush it and find herself another bf just to save face. I think she should take time to appreciate herself and learn to enjoy being with friends who care.

The only thing that will actually MEND her heart is time. Until then, distract her with fun outings and things she enjoys doing. Discreetly find other guys that find her attractive and dont "hook them up" but get them in the same place at the same time a few times...sometimes all you need to feel better (especially when he's already moved on) is to realize that there are better guys out there, and they think youre hot!