How to heal a broken heart

United States
April 12, 2009 11:21pm CST
My boyfriend asked for a break a few months after he proposed.. For no reason at all. We werent fighting, havent fought in a few months, everything seemed good and he seemed very happy. I know for a fact that its not because of another girl. (i have my ways) So i have absolutly no idea as to why?? And he still talks to me all the time and still tells me he loves me all the time. He's breaking my heart and i dont know what to do. I dont want to give up on him because he keeps saying that we're gonna get back together sometime down the road. But i dont know how much longer. A month, 5 months, a year, 5 years, Who knows??? And i dont want to keep waiting if its really going to be nothing. But i love him so much and he was such a big part of my life for such a long time. And i was a big part of his. We went through so much together and i would hate for that all to go down the drain. Some help everyone please!!!!!!!!!
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@russvy (22)
• Philippines
13 Apr 09
I been broken hearted for two times in my whole life. It is very hard especially the first day when you woke up in the morning that you will not receive a call or text from the person you love. For me if you really love that person try to approach his/her tell him how much you love her/him, explain yourself, tell him/her if he/she can give you another chance. If she/he did not accept your apology then that is the time for ypu to think if he/she really the girl for you. If that is the case the only thing to do is to move on try to live your life in the fullest without her/him. Maybe you are not destined for each other. Just continue your life. Love is just around the corner you just need to open your eyes and your heart.
• Philippines
14 Apr 09
I think i understand what you mean, if you really want to get over this, you better talk. There are always reasons why people change to do such. He might not ready to tell you now or ashamed to tell you. If he said no, then it is about time to face the reality, tell him not to call and see you, it would really hurt both of you, but we must realize, especially your bf, that every action have its equivalent consequences. He broke up with you, so he must face the day without you. On your part, you have to face the pain now and feel better, stronger for a better man who deserve your love and care. If you are not going to release him, you might not be able to hold a better one. Besides, maybe, by doing so, he might realize how you really worth for him. Let the bird fly...if he comes back..he is yours, if not, God have plans. Good luck!
• United States
13 Apr 09
this is my first time being in love and getting a broken heart. And i know everyone says the first time is the hardest.. And he still calls me everday a few times a day. still tells me he loves me. even hangs out with me from time to time. and that makes it so much harder seeing him and talking to him knowing that he's not really mine. i know it would be easier if i just said not to call me or see me. but i cant get myself to do it because i get so happy when i hear his voice or see his face. or feel his touch. Ive told him how much i love him and i dont have anything to apologize for. he just asked for a break out of nowhere. no real reason at all. And in my heart i do honestly believe that he is the right one for me. but does he feel that way is the question?? he says that there is no other girl for him that im that girl and that we're gonna get back together sometime down the road. but if im the girl for him then why does he not want to be with me right now? its just so confusing.
• Philippines
14 Apr 09
hi, im new here, and i bumped on the topic of the discussion. maybe he just needs time to think and space to breath. just give him the time he needs. if you really love him, understand him right now. maybe its the realization after the proposal that got into him. just keep yourself busy and do your hubbies or something that could occupy your mind and time. but dont go fooling around. maybe this is also what you need to think everything over before the leap of faith and marriage is a no way back road. dont pressure him in talking to you bout it. he will open up in his right time. just be patient...learned this lesson the hardway. best of luck
• United States
14 Apr 09
i've gave him a little over 2 months of space already. i mean i am willing to give him more time if need be. i do understand him kind of. and i told him that i didnt even care about the proposal. that we dont have to get married or anything. because we're still young and still have alot of life left to live before settling down. but he says it has nothing to do with the whole proposal thing. i've been trying to keep busy and that helps most of the time. but my mind always finds a way back to him. nights are the worst. And im not planning on fooling around. he's the only one i want and love i dont want to mess that up over someone i dont really care about.. i just really wish i knew how long this is going to take so i can stop being so sad all the time. thank you for your advice. it really helped
@rosdimy (3926)
• Malaysia
13 Apr 09
As with any illness or physical aikment, each broken heart case should be looked at on a case to case basis. A generalisation can be made but a holistic approach is better, because it is more specific to the individual. In your case the most probable reason is your boyfriend is getting the jitters. Thia actually happens in many cases. He may feel he is not completely prepared to have a serious relationship and the responsibilities that come together with it. On the other hand I could be wrong. There could be other reasons with him being good at hiding them. These reasons may or may not be related to the above. An example is family commitments. Another is his general financial situation. Have you had a talk with him on how you feel with the current situation? Maybe you should decide on the time frame, instead of just waiting for him. all the best, rosdimy
• United States
13 Apr 09
yea i've tried talking to him a few times. And i just dont understand. he says he still loves me and everything but if he loves me then why would he not want to be with me. i told him i dont care about the engagement or anything. i told him if he doesnt wanna get married then i dont care. but he says it has nothing to do with that. so i dont know what else to do??
@mizstress (719)
• Philippines
13 Apr 09
you better talk to him about this matter. let him hear what you feel about your situation. and if after that come into a decision whether or not to leave him. maybe he broke up with you because of his proposal.. hes maybe anxious about being married. rate your self if your really want to leave him or wait for him to return. then decide. be firm with your decision.. happy mylotting!
• United States
13 Apr 09
I've tried talking to him about it a few times and he doesnt ever want o talk about it. it makes him upset when i try. and he says it has nothing to do with the proposal. i told him that i didnt even care about that. that all i care about is having him. and i really do want to be with him. and i would wait for him. i just dont want to be waiting around for nothing. he says that sometime down the road that we will get back together but i dont know if he's telling the truth or not. sometimes i feel that maybe he's just keeping me around until he can find someone else. but i dont know.
@mira91 (985)
• Singapore
13 Apr 09
How can he do that? How can there be no explanations? That's just really fickle and unfair for him to still love you after dropping that bomb on you just like that? I'm sorry dear, but you have to take things into your own hands now. You have to demand him for an explanation if the reason wasn't another girl..then what could it possibly be? What more, he said that you two will be back together sometime down the road?? Then what the h3ll was the break up for? I'm really confused and i'm sure that's how you must be feeling too. If i were you, and this is just based on my opinion...I'd want to know and i WILL get it out of him by any means necessary aside from threatening to kill yourself of course, what the reason is...And BECAUSE i DON'T want to waste a perfectly good and LONG relationship, i will say and mean that i will not wait for him unless he tells me why because it is simply TOO UNFAIR for me and that i deserve to know the truth... It'll be what he owes me for proposing and then breaking my heart.. Goodluck my dear, i hope you find the answers that you seek..
• United States
13 Apr 09
i do feel exactly the same. im so confused. i've tried talking to him about it and trying to get an explanation all he says is some feelings were lost and he thinks that a break will get those back. but he says he still loves me. thats what i really dont get. if he loves me like he says he does then why would he not want to be with me?? Does he just want some freedom for awhile? does he want more time with his friends or family? more time for work? i just really dont know. And he told me if i dont want to wait for him then he understands. but i do want to wait for him just dont want to be waiting for nothing. he is my first and true love. and i dont want to lose everything we worked for. And im trying my hardest to get him back and it seems like hes not even putting an effort to trying to work this out. all i ever did was love him and try and do everything to make him happy. but obviously that wasnt good enough for him. And it is very unfair to me. To just leave me no real reason at all.
@rj1578 (27)
• Malaysia
13 Apr 09
I can understand how you're feeling. My boyfriend broke up with me after 5 years together for a colleague of ours who also happens to be a friend of mine. He really broke my heart but still I didn't give up. I tried to win him back & eventually, I did. We got back together again after 2 years. I thought this time it's for real, we're finally getting married, raise a family, bla, bla... Then one day, he just didn't come home. I was really puzzled because we didn't fight & he was being his normal self with me all the while. I tried calling him but he didn't answer. I called his office (he has since resigned from where we work together) & no one knew where he was. He didn't go to work - took a few days off. I went to his dad's house, he wasn't there. I was so feeling so lost, depress, not knowing why he just sort of disappear like that. When I finally able to talk to him on the phone, he just said it's over between us and asked me not to ask questions. I was shocked. If we had a major fight, probably I can understand why - probably he's just angry with me. He was a big part of my life. We've been together almost 11 years & the break-up hurts so much. What hurts the most was finding out he's getting married less than a month after breaking up with me. From what his brother told me, he has known the other woman for almost a year & that she had a child, probably his child. I was really, really hurt over his betrayal of my trust. It took me more than 6 months to recover from my sadness. I prayed as often as I could & tried to make new friends. After a while, I feel ok. I've since met someone and I really love him so much. I thought I could never love again but I guess I was wrong. There's no easy way to mend a broken heart but it will heal thru time. Just have faith. Hope I was able to help.
• United States
14 Apr 09
Thank you yes that really did help. That makes mine seem like nothing. And im so sorry for what you had to go through. I could only imagine how you felt. And if you made it through all that and your broken heart healed then im sure my heart will be just fine. thank you so much
@Jezebella (1446)
• United States
15 Apr 09
They say time heals all wounds, but sometimes it hurts more. If he keeps saying you are going to get back together ask him how long he expects you to wait because you cannot wait for him forever, it's just too painful for you to do that. I think one of the good things my ex did was tell me he didn't see us getting back together and he stepped back for me to heal enough to be friends, but it's still too hard since I wanted to marry him. I say ask him flat out what heppened and how long he expects you to wait.
@steelkhan (177)
• Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
13 Apr 09
Some times you feel if someone left you it will be the end of your life as you know it but after 3 to 6 months you will be ok and happy with another person and that person will be better then the previous one. it happens all the time and i am sure it has happened to almost all of us. the solution to this problem is in your own hands, simply give him his "break". if he is any good for you or he really loves you he will come back to you in a few days.
• United States
14 Apr 09
Ive had that same thing happen to me.He proposed and then left and i never figured out why exactly. Only difference between your and mine is we have a child together. Didnt know what to do or where to turn but my grandfather always used to tell me if i truely loved him let him go and if he comes back then id know it was real of course ive heard that theroy alot but sometimes its true and sometimes it not. Only thing you can really do is talk to him and let him know how you feel about the situation and let him know you cant wait forever. And in my eyes if you wait to long to figure it out then its going to be your lost not mine. But if your willing to wait a little while and nothing changes then i really would stick around to wait forever for him to make up his mind on what he wants to do cause that could be a very long time from now. Most guys do get scared and they run but they try not to make it noticeable and show there feelings because they think it makes them less of a man but thats just my opinion.
• China
13 Apr 09
Frankly speaking ,if your boyfriends will not to tell you the reason .I guess maybe he is tied of your relationship .Try to find out what your bf think about you .Any scunner action have you done to him ? Given up or proceeding .You have to think it over .
• Philippines
13 Apr 09
moving on can heal the broken heart.. because if you not yet decided to move on he is always there to bother you.. don't wait too much because it only waste your time.. give yourself a freedom and enjoy life w/ out him.. maybe you are note meant for each other.. someone is waiting for you.. just look around and open your heart to everyone.. move on girl don't wait for him to comeback.
@skyla26 (284)
• Philippines
14 Apr 09
it is not easy to heal's a person broken heart maybe it takes a days,month's or years.broken hearted will soon heal after a person's move on
@dante_off (607)
• India
13 Apr 09
approach him in person, be totally broad minded, ask him whats the matter calmly.Be polite and ask him to be frank and clear..... If he really loves you and same 4 u then no one can stop ur reunion!!! Best of luck!!! ~Cheerio~
• Malaysia
1 Aug 10
Tell your friends once about your heartbreaking loss. If you cannot confine the discussion with your friends to one instance, confine the time spent discussing the gory details to no more than 1 hour actual time. You will need your friends later, so best to not wear out your welcome with them. It really helps if you have good friends who can watch over you and prevent you from doing and/or saying something that you will end up regretting.
@cherriemae (3370)
• Philippines
13 Apr 09
Hi there friend..i can feel your hardship because i was fall inlove before..in your case, it's different because you dont know what's the reason why he wanted to make breakup to you..maybe, in his heart too, he dont know why, but i think he need to have a break, i mean you need to give space from him so that he can breath and so that he can do what he wanted to do right now.. you just have to pray for him, that if the right time will come for the both of you,that if you really meant for each other the right time will really come..yes, it's very difficult, but then you have to face the fact that it's happening now.. just pray for the both of you, make things that will make you busy, hang out with your friends..that's the only way i can share with you.. hope it will work..good luck and God Bless.. take care
@rosdimy (3926)
• Malaysia
13 Apr 09
As with any illness or physical aikment, each broken heart case should be looked at on a case to case basis. A generalisation can be made but a holistic approach is better, because it is more specific to the individual. In your case the most probable reason is your boyfriend is getting the jitters. Thia actually happens in many cases. He may feel he is not completely prepared to have a serious relationship and the responsibilities that come together with it. On the other hand I could be wrong. There could be other reasons with him being good at hiding them. These reasons may or may not be related to the above. An example is family commitments. Another is his general financial situation. Have you had a talk with him on how you feel with the current situation? Maybe you should decide on the time frame, instead of just waiting for him. all the best, rosdimy