Going through a breakup? Here are 5 things that are difficult but completely normal

From grieving about the past and the future to remembering only the happy memories, here are a few things that are completely normal after a breakup.

Updated on: Jun 10, 2024 7:39 PM IST

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Breakups can be very difficult to deal with. "It’s so important to have realistic expectations when it comes to break-ups and how very hard they can be. So often we feel caught off-guard by the many big and conflicting emotions we’re feeling, and we take that to mean that something is wrong. When really, grief, doubt, confusion and loneliness are all part of the challenge of navigating a break-up," wrote Relationship Coach Stephanie Rigg. (Unsplash)

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We may intensely miss our ex-partner even when we know deep down that the breakup was the right decision to make. 

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We may start to forget the things that were not working for us in the relationship. We may start to focus on the positive things and the happy memories.  (DW/Thomas Warnack/dpa/picture alliance)

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In any relationship, a sense of comfort develops between the partners. When we breakup, we may start to wonder if we will ever find someone, we can be comfortable with.  (Freepik)

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We start to second-guess our decisions of breaking up and start viewing what happened between us from a different perspective.  (pixabay)

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We may grieve the past that we shared together, and also the future which we will not get to share with each other.  (Freepik)