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myLot reputation of 91/100. qiao522 (284)   ranked 57 out of 798 in single9 months ago

I just ended a serious relationship with the guy I really liked.
It's been 5 or 6 years and it's sad.
And I feel like even more painful if I go into details.
Yesterday, I sold the computer he gave me and tore his photos, letters he wrote to me and got rid of other stuff he gave me as gifts. I have to make a confession that it does not feel all better.
But,,, I think it is a startover for my future life without him.
So I am moving on...
How was your experience or any tips of ending a relationship that you really cared about? Please share. Thanks a lot.

 
 
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1. myLot reputation of 84/100. chigawaga (423)   ranked 664 out of 798 in single   9 months ago

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


myLot reputation of 91/100. qiao522 (284)   ranked 57 out of 798 in single  9 months ago

It's been on and off with him and what I did yesterday totally cheered up my girlfriends who thought I deserve much much better.
Sorrowful but relieved.

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2. myLot reputation of 96/100. modstar (4959)   ranked 103 out of 798 in single   9 months ago

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.


myLot reputation of 91/100. qiao522 (284)   ranked 57 out of 798 in single  9 months ago

What you are talking about is exactly the thing which made me not do it before.
But in the end, I am not so strong as I thought I would be. So,,, I threw the whole part-of-my-life idea away.


myLot reputation of 96/100. modstar (4959)   ranked 103 out of 798 in single  9 months ago

I guess it depends from person to person. I'm a sentimental guy and i really give much importance to things with sentimental value. But if it's you're way of moving on, then i'm with you. thumbup

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3. myLot reputation of 98/100. mylesnarvaez (1628)   ranked 632 out of 798 in single   9 months ago

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.


myLot reputation of 91/100. qiao522 (284)   ranked 57 out of 798 in single  9 months ago

Tell you what, when I was about to tear the photos, I looked at them and I felt like I couldn't do it. It was so hard!
Then I turned the photo over with no faces on it, I tore it. then another one...
It's never easy to break up someone you've been with for so long.
I'm not telling you to do what I do, but if you tried and tried, it still won't work. Just don't put yourself in that situation cause you deserve better.


myLot reputation of 98/100. mylesnarvaez (1628)   ranked 632 out of 798 in single  9 months ago

i have this habit of selecting only good memories of a person. it's less painful that way. at least i'd be reminded only of the good times.

i don't have a lot of hard pictures to tear up from the back. i have a few digital pictures and videos, gifts, the gigantic teddy bear and the ring on my finger that i haven't a heart to remove yet.

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4. askm95 (30)   9 months ago

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


myLot reputation of 91/100. qiao522 (284)   ranked 57 out of 798 in single  9 months ago

Yeah,, you're right.
It was a teacher for the future relationships.

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5. myLot reputation of 92/100. nympha687 (684)   ranked 242 out of 798 in single   9 months ago

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.


myLot reputation of 91/100. qiao522 (284)   ranked 57 out of 798 in single  9 months ago

I sort of think tearing the photos meant I was still in love with him and felt hurt. I don't know what's better for me. I just can't think rationally at that time. But now I feel calm.

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6. supersionx (63)   ranked 665 out of 798 in single   9 months ago

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.


myLot reputation of 91/100. qiao522 (284)   ranked 57 out of 798 in single  9 months ago

How long did it take you to move on really?


supersionx (63)   ranked 665 out of 798 in single  9 months ago

uhmm.. About a year? My fault is that I still thought that we can still be together all that time. I was still in love with him when we broke up. But it turned out as a blessing after=). I found someone better and more loving than him. Then karma reacted, he chased me after I had this new guy. Now I'm happier than ever. Do you mind if I'll ask what's the reason of the break-up?


myLot reputation of 91/100. qiao522 (284)   ranked 57 out of 798 in single  9 months ago

He said he couldn't see the future with me, but we felt great when we were together. Opps...
I was so depressed but I am keeping myself busy to feel good about myself.


supersionx (63)   ranked 665 out of 798 in single  9 months ago

Aww I'm sure there is someone better there in line for you dear. Yah, I think it's kind of effective if you divert your attention to something else. But if you think you really need to forget him, the first thing you need is to convince yourself that you two cannot be together anymore. As soon as you accept it, everything will follow. I hope everything will be fine and fall in its right place for you=).

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7. myLot reputation of 72/100. roxancuacoy (352)   ranked 667 out of 798 in single   9 months ago

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.


myLot reputation of 91/100. qiao522 (284)   ranked 57 out of 798 in single  9 months ago

I know they are just things, but sometimes it helps a little.

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8. myLot reputation of 20/100. vipuljainind (167)   ranked 672 out of 798 in single   9 months ago

NO...I didnt ever tear the photos of my ex...
YOu see when you begin a relationship... when you make a person enter so close into your heart how and why do you allow him or her to steal your heart?

It is maybe coz you like all the qualities they display as humans...all their personal traits and characteristics...

Then how do you ever hate them so much as to tear their memories...
One mus learn to compartmentalise his life.. see whatever happy moments you had together.. let it be as a toke and souvenior of that time...it was a gift...

Just because your exes now doesnt mean that you should act stupid in tearing off their pics..because i feel it hurts even more.. to see them finally go out of your life...

It is a universal truth that when someone is deceived or heart broken then that causes a lot of pain and depressions... but that should develop u as a stronger person... not a weakling who tries to get rid of his past.. just to stop feeling lonely...which he or her is already!

I havent ever and will not ever tear the pics of my ex!


myLot reputation of 91/100. qiao522 (284)   ranked 57 out of 798 in single  9 months ago

Maybe it was just an impulse of motion.

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9. myLot reputation of 87/100. sophie_dfuss (2072)   ranked 670 out of 798 in single   9 months ago

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.


myLot reputation of 91/100. qiao522 (284)   ranked 57 out of 798 in single  9 months ago

So I believe it does work the way I want it to. I already feel good now.
Thanks so much for sharing.

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10. myLot reputation of 94/100. vivianchen (943)   ranked 669 out of 798 in single   9 months ago

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!


myLot reputation of 91/100. qiao522 (284)   ranked 57 out of 798 in single  7 months ago

Thank you for being so understandable and encouraging me! I do remember most of the good ones, but I feel pitiful and resentful sometimes, and happy sometimes else.

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