1. Love Yourself First

If your ex is the one that initiated the breakup, your ego is going to take a major hit. So one of the ways to love again is to fall in love with yourself first. Think of this time as a chance to get reacquainted with the real you. Figure out your emotional needs, the things you like doing in your free time, your goals and your general likes and dislikes.

2. Reflect on the Old Relationship

It’s painful to go through the memories of a failed relationship but its necessary. The experience of your old relationship teaches you things so that your next relationship will be even better. For example, did you choose the right person? What qualities do you want in your next partner? What are your relationship boundaries?

3. Letting Go of the past

Once you have reflected on the relationship, don’t dwell on it. Many people are at a standstill after a relationship ends because they are unable to let go of the past. Believe that things didn’t work out because there is someone else that is better suited for you. Forgive yourself for anything that you did to contribute to the end of the relationship rather than obsessing about what you did wrong.

4. Embrace the Single Life

Since you aren’t part of a couple, you have much more freedom and time to do as you please like hang out with family or friends. This is also the ideal time to do things that you never had the time to do while you were in a relationship. As you pursue activities that you enjoy, you will meet people who share your interests. Another way to love again is to get out and make new friendships. Relationships will come and go but good friends will be there for you for life.

5. Enter the Dating World

It takes time to get over the emotional pain of a failed relationship but eventually your heart will heal and be eager to find love again. Once you are ready to rejoin the dating world, its best to go slow. There is no need to rush into a relationship when you aren’t ready. Enjoy the company of others and meeting new people.

6. New Relationship

Once you enter a new relationship, leave your ex out of it. This means don’t compare your new significant other with the last one. Don’t bring in emotional baggage from a previous relationship to the present one because it’s a quick way to doom it. For example, don’t automatically assume your boyfriend is going to cheat on you because your ex did. Have faith that the new relationship will succeed.

7. Accept That Love is a Risk

The reality is that love is a risky ordeal. At any moment in time, your significant other can end the relationship. Putting walls around your heart to protect it may guarantee you will never get hurt again, but you also miss out on all the amazing things that a relationship brings. Yeah it sucks when relationships fail but once you are able to overcome the pain, you are one step closer to finding the one that lasts forever.

It’s normal to be hesitant about opening up your heart again after you have had a relationship fail but hopefully these tips can help. Do you have other other tips you can share about getting over a broken heart?