did you ever tear your ex's photos?

Yes I did and I think that's why I was able to move on. Being sorrounded with all the things he gave to me felt like I was still trapped cause I was so inlove with him.

i know how sad and painful it is. i'm about to do the same thing myself, end a relationship of more than 3 years. i haven't told him yet, but it's already tearing me apart. i'm not sure if i'd tear up his photos though. maybe i'd keep them somewhere so far and so deep i'd forget about them for some time. coz tearing up photos wouldn't ease the pain, but the reminders will be less that's for sure. i've deleted some digital pictures from my computer and my fone... i guess that amounts to the same thing... i am moving on... though i haven't told him yet that i'm leaving him. i'm gathering enough strength, enough to face him and not fall apart when we are faced with each other. i'll tell him when i'm good and ready, and it would be soon. ending a relationship is never easy. as for me i'm buying some time to compose myself and be in control of the situation. coz i don't wanna be swayed again in staying in a relationship that is not moving forward.

I have so many failed relationships in the past. To tell you honestly, I always tear the photos of my ex-boyfriend. It makes me feel good and to easily moved on with my life. Psychologists claimed that if you are angry with someone and you can't hurt that person, tearing his/her photos is the good way to release your anger. My past relationships are already history and I am currently happy with my bf now.

Nah, i never tear any of my ex's photos yet. I think i would just regret tearing it because sooner of later it will be over and i have moved on. So i need at least something to remember about my past and nothing beats a vivid photo of my former girlfriend right? It will be the last evidence of their existence, and i don't want it to be erased on my memory because they became a part of my life.

I hate to do that, even it hurts me so much and perhaps pushing me to loneliness sometimes but I still keep my ex photo. I still love him but I understand situations between us and it somehow keep our memories. I'm moving on now and thier phtos are still intact.

Qiao, i know how you felt. I did not tear the photos, i actually burned them, i put all the letters, photos into fire, and i thought that's the sign of ending, but the ture is i still can't forget him! And i start felt regret that i burned all the photos. 2 years later, now, i still think of him sometimes, but the feeling is not painful anymore, all you remmeber is the beautiful memories that i have with him. I think you can come over this time as me. Just hand on there and be strong!

yes,i have ripped and thrown out all my exes photos!i felt a little better though but i had alot of bad experiences wwith him he was not a very good person and was very regretfull for staying with him for so long.i was happy to rid him of anything that would remind me of him

When I got married, I not only tore but burned all the pictures and letters of my ex. That was my way of moving on to the next stage of my life, the married life. We cannot forever live with the past and it is important to forget the past.

Yes, I have gotten rid of photos and gifts from an ex after the relationship was over. I did not see any need to hold on to them, since that person was no longer in my life. I really did not want anything related to him in my life any longer so I got rid of everything. I am married now, but the last relationship that I ended, was very painful and I was really hurt. I had my pity party for a while, but then I started trying to meet other people, which was fun and took my mind off of him.

Hey qiao! Yes so don't feel bad! I have done it many times! It did sort of make me feel better when I tore up the pictures and threw out most of the stuff that the ex's gave me! But, not the jewelry! I always kept the valuable stuff! Sometimes you just don't want any physical reminders in your face so it is just the first reaction to throw everything out! I am alot older now and the last relationship I had was just 2 years ago and I did the same thing! I threw out a teddy bear that the guy gave me! I just didn't want it around, but I kept the nice gold jewelry! It hurts for awhile, but getting rid of the things that remind you of him will make it a bit easier!

I don't tear photos. It's just too much. I just would place it somewhere i can't see. Some psychologists believe that exposing yourself to people, places or events that caused you trauma could actually help relieve the pain faster. So instead of running away from them, face them with courage.

when i was younger, im giving back everything he gave me. but now i do differently. I just put in a place where i cannot see it. so when the time comes, it doesn't hurt me anymore remembering the past, i look at it and say to myself, im happy and i learned a lot from that experience.

In our life, we have to experience happyness and sadness just like rose has to be showered the rain and to be shotted by sun. However, all of these are our road to go. Time will thins your memories. In future day, you will be happy to experience these.

Honestly I never did any of that.I did the opposite,for a year I have his picture in my wallet and all his gifts and letters.it helped me a lot to forget him easily and i moved on very well.sometimes it's better to face the pain until you feel numb,when that happens you won't be feeling anything at all,you will not be affected by anything that involved him and you will see that you can laugh about it.

Oh sorry to hear about that qiao522. Personally yes i did tear my ex's photos. Actually not just tear it but i burned it because of the pain i felt that time. Well i never regret, it just the right thing for me to do that time. That was my first broken heart and my heart was really broken but eventually i have move on and inlove again and broke my heart again and have move on again and inlove again which broke my heart again but i never have tear pictures anymore. I just did it once on the first time i had my broken heart. Well right now i am pretty much inlove and engage. Hoping that it will end happily ever after. In God's fate, i hope and pray. Have a nice day!

No, of course not. How can I? I don't have any. lol... I don't know why but I never wanted to have solo pictures of my exes.

i'm not crying, but sometimes i feel so miss her, i want to life back to that time. but life must go on and i must leave all memory i use it for my best teacher

to be honest i havent got any "ex". i married the only guy i went out with... lol but, to consider myself, i would definitely do that. I have torn letetrs, pics, memories, not from exes but from friends who i felt betrayed me. and yes it doesnt make us feel better noh? it took me years to forgot what happened. well, just keep on socializing with other people, go out, never keep yourself alone, as this will only make you think of your ex and what happened. go out with friends...

To each is their own when dealing with a break up, however I think that about 90% of the women that I have meet has done that.. It doesnt do much by selling items or tearing up photos. You should always remember the good times..

I was in a relationship for (4) years and I would never throw away anything he gave me or tear any pictures. In life there are always good and bad memories so no need to make all the bad ones disappear. I mean the pictures I have of us I wouldnt put in a frame on showcase in the livingroom but I would keep in a spot where when I wanted to I could go look at it. Everyone takes breaksup different but I wouldn't destroy memories.