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10 Unexpected Breakup Challenges

10 Unexpected Breakup Challenges

Motherhood Life Balance

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Breakups are so hard, but these things might take you by surprise. No one plans for how they’ll feel after a breakup. Here are some things to consider.

One woman volunteered, “Friendship. When you have a significant other, that person becomes your closest friend, the person you call first about anything. And then they are not there.”

1. Friendships

2. Things that Remind You of the Good Times

“Associations,” replied another. “That one song, ice cream place, intersection, movie. Especially places. Yes, you can get rid of the person and not have to think about them, but you can’t tear down that building or town you went to together.”

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3. Routines You Shared

“You don’t miss the relationship or the person but the routine. You came to expect talking to them at certain times, seeing them, telling them everything, your dates and how you spent time together, etc.

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4. Losing Family from Their Side

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“Losing family,” another answered. “I was closer to his family than I was to my own. Of course, the actual breakup hurt a lot, but losing his family was a different pain.

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5. Missing Their Pets

“Realizing how attached you were to their dog,” one shared. A second confessed, “If my significant other and I ever split, I would petition for equal custody of our pets.”

6. Feeling that Emptiness

Someone shared, “The emptiness. I found it particularly challenging when I left a toxic relationship because I had put SO MUCH time and energy into thinking about the relationship.

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7. No One to Share Happy News With

“Happy news! It’s the worst feeling in the world when you have happy information that you would usually rush to tell that person, and you reach for your phone and then realize you can’t,” another admitted.

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