When Your Ex Meets Someone First

by | Healing the Past

It’s not a competition, it’s not a race, but when we hear that our ex has met someone first after the break up, it can feel like a blow to the solar plexus and have us pondering our own position. Everybody copes with breaking up differently and for some,...

Guest Post: What Not to Do When You Get Dumped

by | Breakups

Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned, nor hell a fury like a woman scorned. ~ William Congreve After going through all the stages of grief, wallowing in self-pity, heartbreak, pain and disillusionment, naturally the first thing that pops to your head is...

How do men cope with being dumped?

by | Breakups

I know many women who are of the school of thought that men don’t take breakups as hard as we do. This belief harks back to the notion that women are far more emotional than men. Now, in general, thanks to socialisation and conditioning, we can assume this....

Being Friends With an Ex

by | Breakups

I rarely do the whole friends with your ex thing and I’ll be honest; I never feel any loss for it either. This may sound cold hearted but I am inclined to believe that when you have quite negative reasons why you’ve broken up with someone, you’re not...