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5 Things I Learned From My Last Relationship

Don’t lose sight of who you are for someone you love.

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5 Things I Learned From My Last Relationship

In high school I was always around guys I had an interest in, but I never made it “official” with anyone. I was always the type of girl who just went with the flow and didn’t like the thought of being committed to anybody. That all changed as soon as I came to college. Not only did I fall in love so quickly, but I feel as though I lost myself in the relationship.

  • Never Regret Anything
    Okay, maybe the relationship wasn’t perfect but there were a lot of really good times. You can’t take back any time you spent with your significant other, so don’t regret it. Whether you wish you did things differently or wish you never spent X amount of years of your life with someone, it taught you so many life lessons that you will always be able to fall back on.
  • Grow From It
    Don’t feel bad for yourself because you chose your boyfriend over your friends so many times, just don’t do that in the future. Don’t sulk in self pity because you feel bad because you kissed someone else while you had a boyfriend, just don’t do it again. There are so many things you probably wish you did differently, but instead of crying over it you should let it shape you into the person you want to be.

  • Don’t Lose Yourself in Someone Else
    Being in love is so fun and wanting to spend every single second with that person is normal, but don’t do it. It is so important to have space in a relationship, there’s only so much time you can spend with someone without wanting to rip their throat out.
  • Do What Makes You Happy
    Sometimes it’s hard to remember the moment you started falling out of love with someone, but one day you realize that you aren’t where you’re supposed to be. Breaking up with someone you thought you were going to spend the rest of your life with isn’t easy, but you need to do what’s best for you.

  • Live Life for Yourself
    When you go through a break up you over analyze every part of your life. You go back and review situations you might wish you could change. This is not the time to think about what you could have done differently, it’s a time to figure yourself out and understand yourself better. Maybe a reason you broke up with your significant other was because you felt like you lost sight in who you were, what your goals were, and what you wanted out of life.

Don’t regret what you went through, just remember to learn and grow from it. You never know where life is going to take you, just go with it.

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