How Long Do You Recover After a Break-up?

i think it really depends on how deep your emotional investment on a certain person. ive been into serious relationship before. we are going together for almost 8 years. many of our friends predicted that we will end up marrying, but it doesnt happen. i found out his cheating on me. it hurts a lot. but i am amazed how i survive it and continued with my life. it took me only 6 months to totally forget him. i mean i forgot the feeling of being head over heels on him. i can still remember the guy but i dont remember the feeling anymore.

Hi Muelitz,

Some men don't feel a lot of emotions and move on to the next girl or they find another girl quick but its on a rebound to forget their last relationship, but women feels different they feel very emotional and the feel pain of loosing and been rejected by the person they love, I know because I've been there.

Tamara

It depends on whether you wanted the breakup or not.

You are VERY fortunate in your relationship! That doesn't happen often!

I've been married before and breaking up was horrible at the time. I was very much in love with my first husband. But he cheated on me, he was physically abusive to me, he took drugs, he stole things, etc. If it was bad, he did it.

I had to make him leave. The house we lived in was mine before we were married, so I had to throw him out. It hurt so much! But it was something that I had to do for my own well-being and sanity. I got very sick afterwards because I was so depressed. This went on for a few months before I began to pick myself back up and gain some health back. I went to counseling which helped immensely! They told me it usually takes about six months to get over something like this, and it did. After six months, I was fine and ready to move on.

Some people have very low self-esteem and believe that their lives revolve around another person; that they can't live without that person. I feel so bad for them! I wish more people would see that they don't NEED another person to be happy; happiness is found within themselves.

I'm happy to hear that your nanny was able to see that she has a life away from her boyfriend!

I am in he same position as you are. I have a wonderful relationship with my husband. He was married before, but he is my first loe. I am very lucky to have ound him.

With me it can take months and has been known 4yrs to get over a break up so am very wary about relationships and don't like rushing into anything-at the moment I have a long distance relationship that suuits me fine your friend littleowl