Friends are usually loyal and you can bet they've known this was coming for sometime. You've been dumped. So, other than moping around in your pajamas, spending quality time with Ben and Jerry, what can you do? You've just split with someone you loved dearly, and you're devastated. But as impossible as it may seem, you'll get over him.

Break-ups often leave a person feeling lonely. Loneliness is a feeling of sadness about being abandoned or alone. Breaking-up can feel unbearably hard and so permanent. Let yourself know that you won't always feel this way and in the meantime let yourself grieve your losses fully. Breaking up is a very painful experience. One has to go through a lot of suffering while breaking up with the person they love from the bottom of their heart.

Calling or e-mailing your ex unnecessarily will likely be unfulfilling and counterproductive. If you are tempted to call your former sweetheart, call one of your friends instead.

It makes you angry to know that you've wasted so much and missed out on really great guys. Someone you loved is no longer yours to love and the sadness in your words tells of, not only heartbreak, but a loss of self as well. It seems that one cannot go through a romantic loss without feeling that it's their fault, or that something is wrong with them.

Remember, it's better to be on your own than stay with someone who is not right for you, who hurts you, cheats on you or tries to make you do something you don't want to. Remember, what you tell yourself is everything. Learn how to change your thoughts and you'll change your life; just give yourself some time. Remember, a person who dwells too much on the problem is only creating his own ghost. If you have little energy left for loving yourself go out of the house and meet new and old people.

Remember to tell your children, too, that the ending of one relationship can be the beginning of another. Just because one person wasn’t right for you just means you are that much closer to finding the person who is. Remember, as time passes you will have an entirely different perspective on things. But for right now avoid the reminders. Remember, even though your ex broke up with you, and you are feeling horrible, this is not an opportunity to torment your friends unnecessarily.

Remember to ask your friends about their lives and how they're doing. After the first couple of weeks of venting, a good idea is to limit discussion of the relationship to 10 minutes. Any longer and your friends may suddenly seem to have awfully busy schedules Remember- out of sight, out of mind! Remember that your joy in being away from what became an unbearable situation for you leading to a divorce may not have registered with your children, who are still in denial and are hurt, angry, and depressed. Remember, the fact that your partner broke up with you means he or she is not the one for you

Talk to people you trust about what you're feeling. Let them know how they can help: If you want them to just listen, tell them.

Breaking up is rarely easy. You both had feelings for each other at one point, and maybe you still do.